It is impossible, literally *impossible*, to get “more SNP representation” by voting against the SNP on the list ballot.
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
Well, you earlier agreed with a tweet stating that it would lead to “more SNP representation”, so I’m glad we’re now agreed that’s not possible. The SNP will be standing on the list, so of course voting for another party entails voting against the SNP.
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
I wasn’t describing the Greens as a fringe party, as you know. “Tactical voting on the list” even for a larger party is a bad idea, but that’s a separate discussion. “Tactical voting on the list” for a party with no hope of winning seats really is a mug’s game.
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
Of course 7% split between the ISP, Solidarity, the SSP, etc would result in precisely zero seats. If it started eating into the Green vote as well – disaster.
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
It didn’t produce zero seats in four of the last five elections. Although your own question begs another one: what was the point of 3593 people voting Solidarity on the Glasgow list ballot in 2016 when that produced zero seats?
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
This is silly. It really is. You’re claiming that Solidarity would have won a list seat in Glasgow if a lot more people had voted for you. That’s true. It’s also true that the SNP would have won a list seat in Glasgow if more people had voted for them. Your point is…?
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 11, 2020
If the Greens are your first choice party, that’s not tactical voting. All I’ve ever said is that the list vote does not lend itself to tactical voting and that people should vote for their first choice party.
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 12, 2020
You’re not trying to have an adult conversation. You’re trying to shut down debate, and deligitimise irrefutable points that you find inconvenient.
I’ll leave you with this adult’s guide to AMS (calling it “the d’Hondt system” is inaccurate) –https://t.co/qPOdV1mvLB— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 12, 2020
