Tory MP attacks anti-gay marriage campaigners as they threaten to unseat her
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015...unseat-dozens/
Tory MP Attacks Anti-Gay Marriage ‘Bigots’ As They Pledge To Unseat Dozens of MPs
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A re-standing Tory MP has branded the Coalition For Marriage (CFM) “bigots” after they posted leaflets in her constituency telling voters she supported gay marriage and encouraging people to vote for her opponents. The group are now mounting a national campaign and they claim to have enough members to unseat “dozens” of pro-gay marriage Tory MPs.
Dr Sarah Wollaston was unrepentant when leaflets were put out in her constituency of Totnes. She posted it on Twitter with the message “Coalition for marriage are stuffing these through letter boxes in my area. Thanks bigots, I’m proud of that vote!”
Although the CFM was beaten in last year’s when gay marriage was passed in parliament, they have always pledged to use their members to unseat the MPs who voted for it. Officials at the CFM have told Breitbart London a “good number” of their 690,000 members had voted Conservative but were likely to switch this time.
A total of 117 Tory MPs voted in favour of gay marriage, whilst 128 voted against. Campaigners say they have identified dozens of seats where the CFM have a membership that is larger than the majority held by the pro-gay marriage MPs including several Tory seats. While polling by ComRes found the issue could be catastrophic for David Cameron, costing him more than a million votes, including in key marginal.
If their members did vote Conservative last time the loss of them could prove catastrohpic for David Cameron in key marginals. Legally the CFM cannot tell members which way to vote but can remind them that the local candidate voted for gay marriage, whilst their opponents opposed it.
This will be one i'll be drinking to if she loses her seat. It's one thing for her to disagree and say "Sorry to social conservatives in my area, I respect your opinion but I feel different" but for her to turn around and hurl abuse at her own core vote is another. Arrogance of the highest order in that she expects tribal blues to stick by her no matter what she does. That said, there's many more and bigger reasons not to vote Conservative other than gay 'marriage' but as far as I am concerned every MP the useless Tories lose the better. I'm literally praying they come behind Labour in terms of seat numbers.
Well done C4M, and judging by her small majority this could well see Sarah packing her bags.
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bigot
ˈbɪɡət/
noun:a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions.
Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me.
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Oh dear, so no upside for the pro gay tories, where is the poll bounce from all those metropolitan gays and lesbians who were supposed to be flocking to the once-conservative party's standard? What's that you say? They still despise them and will continue voting Labour? Nooooo it can't be.
Guess that's the price you pay for spitting in the face of your core vote. Did they really think it would be consequence free? Besides, what does Wollaston care, if the voters tell her where to go she'll go back to being a GP, get a nice pay off from the HoC, a pay rise and still be gouging the tax payer for it all. Bless 'er.
Thoughts?
