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Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Could this be an opportunity for Labour to make gains in Scotland? I'm unsure as to how much SNP's rule has had to do with her and Salmond, or the party in general? And if it's the latter, would the gender bollocks have affected Joe Public's view of the party itself, or just the current leadership?

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i think the SNP mp's in general have the same gender views so it won't make much difference in that respect

That's not really true, there's massive division on the issue internally they just tend to like to present a united front. Plenty of infighting in the SNP.

However yes it's done untold damage to both support for the SNP, and support for independence. It's an absolutely massive political blunder... it's not just nosedived something that was trundling along - it's stopped a surge of upwards momentum in its tracks and hammered it back decades.

It COULD be an opportunity for Labour to make gains, but my fear is that it'll split the vote between SNP and Labour with the result being the Tories pipping both at the post and gaining some seats.

Really it depends on how quickly they replace her, who it's with, and what noises they make.