tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post8015383102273961320..comments2024-03-29T07:14:55.029+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Knocking on DoorsPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-89433734901183731002008-04-25T23:37:00.000+01:002008-04-25T23:37:00.000+01:00Lol, I've had it happen once so far! Woman came to...Lol, I've had it happen once so far! Woman came to the door, shouted something to her husband and out he came to tell us he was voting for the BNP. However, we patiently explained to him that a) the BNP aren't standing in this ward and b) the BNP are crap and offer nothing to working class people of any description. <BR/><BR/>I'm reasonably confident they'll both vote for us.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-60482410352761838082008-04-25T17:53:00.000+01:002008-04-25T17:53:00.000+01:00Do you often get the "I'll get my husband, he deci...Do you often get the "I'll get my husband, he decides who we vote for" response that was common in white-ghetto Dagenham as was right up to the late-90s (and I can't imagine that the mindset has changed that much, even if the ethnic make up has drastically)?Karl-Marx-Straßehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156583472078730461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-91429593617987299562008-04-24T14:14:00.000+01:002008-04-24T14:14:00.000+01:00It's always good to hear from another Stokie, even...It's always good to hear from another Stokie, even if they're a LibDem ;)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-72096953209711799392008-04-23T19:07:00.000+01:002008-04-23T19:07:00.000+01:00Wow, do you really live in Stoke? I'm always surpr...Wow, do you really live in Stoke? I'm always surprised to see one on the internet. I'm from Sandyford/Goldenhill originally (in Joan Walley's constituency) and now I live on Blurton. So I've had a barrel of laughs in all the residencies I've had. Not.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-41747421029029859072008-04-21T23:19:00.000+01:002008-04-21T23:19:00.000+01:00Yeah, I had that same experience canvassing in Hud...Yeah, I had that same experience canvassing in Huddersfield 2 years ago, with the same response.Leftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-66897435462710711912008-04-21T16:18:00.000+01:002008-04-21T16:18:00.000+01:00Funnily enough she said more or less the same thin...Funnily enough she said more or less the same thing to me. "We have to be neutral about political things", she said. On the plus point she did say she'd let her mates know about our candidacy, though that's no good if all of them share her beliefs.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-24579527922008440222008-04-21T16:14:00.000+01:002008-04-21T16:14:00.000+01:00No you aren't the first person to doorstep a Jehov...No you aren't the first person to doorstep a Jehova's Witness. I did it in the anti-Poll Tax campaign. He wasn't interested in such worldly affairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-42191916113944033542008-04-21T16:09:00.000+01:002008-04-21T16:09:00.000+01:00Count yourself lucky, Jim. When I was out canvassi...Count yourself lucky, Jim. When I was out canvassing down St. Michaels last year a naked bloke answered the door. Thankfully his underside was obscured, but he did seem indecently eager to get rid of me and return to whatever he was doing ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-30585678730871150082008-04-21T13:00:00.000+01:002008-04-21T13:00:00.000+01:00"Women are more likely to answer the doors in thei..."Women are more likely to answer the doors in their dressing gowns." <BR/><BR/>I had one still dripping and in a towel last week - and I was politely trying to say "you're obviously busy, sorry to disturb you" but she was desperate to chat about all sorts of obscure council issues. We chatted for five, ten minutes.<BR/><BR/>Although in a previous year I did have a guy answer the door in string vest ONLY. This was a less happy experience for me I admit.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-4438813485684065382008-04-21T00:38:00.000+01:002008-04-21T00:38:00.000+01:00The "former Labour voter" category includes millio...The "former Labour voter" category includes millions, I'd guess. Another consideration is the "would've been Labour voter" which might account for the lower turnout amongst young people - it's usually ascribed to apathy, but on the whole young people are engaged and passionate. Good luck with the campaign, by the way.Charlie Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770820928636046622noreply@blogger.com