tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post1499701664946338294..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Labour have to do much better than blaming Celebrity Big Brother #BradfordWestMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-38358721140395676802012-03-30T15:00:23.630+01:002012-03-30T15:00:23.630+01:00"It simply isn't credible that a bit of e..."It simply isn't credible that a bit of embarrassing prancing around on a reality TV show from 6+ years ago could have such a massive effect in a by-election."<br /><br />No, it wasn't just that of course. Galloway is one of the few celebrity politicians - the reason he was asked to appear on CBB in the first place. That must have helped. I don't know enough about the Bradford West electorate to judge whether another RESPECT candidate would have won.martijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463307000398178175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-83102283090663265512012-03-30T12:15:22.386+01:002012-03-30T12:15:22.386+01:00The Labour guy phrased it badly, but if RESPECT ha...The Labour guy phrased it badly, but if RESPECT had run someone other than George Galloway, run a candidate who wasn't a TV celebrity, do you think they'd have won a 10,000 majority? Do you think they'd have won?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-81057418386166924802012-03-30T11:31:03.614+01:002012-03-30T11:31:03.614+01:00@Martijn: Whilst you make some fair points I was a...@Martijn: Whilst you make some fair points I was already being pretty generous in my interpretation of the figures which would go a long way to cancelling out the effects you mentioned.<br /><br />It simply isn't credible that a bit of embarrassing prancing around on a reality TV show from 6+ years ago could have such a massive effect in a by-election.<br /><br />And frankly if it did we have way bigger problems in this country than one election result!Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-77920014775336501642012-03-30T11:20:47.019+01:002012-03-30T11:20:47.019+01:00I'm not sure if you're applying the maths ...I'm not sure if you're applying the maths correctly. I assume there aren't always the same 3-5 people who watch CBB. People may have seen one or two episodes, YouTube clips or may have simply heard their friends talk about.<br /><br />Galloway is a big name. Bigger than any of the other candidates - even, presumably, to people in Bradford. That probably have helped him get votes, perhaps it may even have won him the seat. Still, even if it's true, it is rather stupid to say you couldn't do a lot about it. It was the other candidates' job to do something about it.martijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463307000398178175noreply@blogger.com