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Denzil_DC

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20. I didn't say anything about Davidson's "qualifications", I was directly addressing familiarity

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #19)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 09:42 PM

Oct 2017

in terms of her "credibility as a leadership contender", since you claimed "there's the fact that most English Tories simply haven't heard of her". That's not a fact. When she's included in the polls of Tory members, she generally matches or beats Rees-Mogg!

Look down this thread, and you'll find a number of us who are directly exposed to UK media on a daily basis (heaven help us) who disagree with your impression.

Whatever other problems she has (don't get me started), brand recognition isn't among them.

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Labour pull clear of Tories as new poll shows voters prefer Corbyn over May as PM [View all] Ken Burch Oct 2017 OP

Here: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #1

Thanks. Don't know why I wasn't able to do that. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #2

No problem. The Independent site's coding's always been odd. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #3

Indeed. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #4

You've just hit the nail on the head there! T_i_B Oct 2017 #5

"Denzil may possibly be preoccupied with the idea of Ruth Davidson as Tory leader" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #6

She cannot be the saviour of saner Tories.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #7

Well, of course, I agree! Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #8

I disagree about the "non-southern English/RP accent" bit as it happens! T_i_B Oct 2017 #9

I look forward to my hypothesis being disproven. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #10

Heh. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #11

There's also the "rhyming slang" issue with Jeremy Hunt. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #12

"there's the fact that most English Tories simply haven't heard of her" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #13

I would say she's the 2nd most prominent Scottish politician... T_i_B Oct 2017 #17

Probably a fair assessment. She's been on "Have I Got News for You" and everything. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #18

I wasn't speaking of her qualifications-just familiarity. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #19

I didn't say anything about Davidson's "qualifications", I was directly addressing familiarity Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #20

I stand corrected then. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #21

Nowadays, they have LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #15

Fair enough. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #22

Anyway, we sidetracked on to Davidson etc. because Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #16

Exactly LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #14

Ruth Davidson The King of Prussia Oct 2017 #23

Speaking as somebody with an openly gay Tory for an MP.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #24