Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Did tactical votes defeat Kemi?

Fascinating analysis. Speculative all the way, but I believe it certainly gives way too much credit to these Tory MPs as voters.

Whatever alignment Rishi Sunak does and with whoever, as long as we have a Rishi Sunak versus a Liz Trust or a Penny Mordaunt, then Rishi Sunak is out in the final race.

I concede we would have had a keen context on our hands if the last two candidates were Rishi Sunak versus Kemi Badenoch. But that happens only in my dreams.

I do not have to think about it; I feel confident that Liz Truss is the next Prime Minister. That last vote was the final vote. With the two candidates left and the general Tory Party members voting, the result is as clear as daylight.

 

GG

On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:03, Femi Kolapo <kolapof@uoguelph.ca> wrote:

https://unherd.com/thepost/did-tactical-votes-defeat-kemi/

Did tactical votes defeat Kemi? - The Post I'm left thinking that this leadership election process has flaws. It seems to me that important selections are made with zero input from non-MPs, while I'm also suspicious as to what's happening with the arithmetic, and the influence created by individual MP's ambitions for climbing aboard a band-wagon, rather than the longer-term electoral chances for the party. unherd.com

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