Third of Tory voters unconvinced by Tories

by Chris Barnyard
12:25 am - September 20th 2009

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David Cameron still has not managed to convince a majority of the country that he is the right man to lead the country.

A Populus poll of voters for The Times yesterday found that almost a third of Tory supporters were voting Conservative purely to remove Labour rather than out of enthusiasm for the Conservatives.

It not only illustrates the lack of enthusiasm for David Cameron, but also for Gordon Brown personally. Polls widely show that he remains more unpopular than the party.

A Populus poll from yesterday also showed that Tory emphasis on cutting spending along wasn’t popular with the public.

38% of voters said they preferred that the deficit was dealt with a “roughly equal split between tax increases and cuts in public spending”.

In contrast, just 21% wanted deficit reductions purely through a fall in public spending, with no tax increases.

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Chris is a regular contributor to Liberal Conspiracy. He is an aspiring journalist and reports stories for LC.
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@krishgm But the public want a mix of deficits & spending cuts for recession. They don’t want straight cuts http://is.gd/3uROG

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@krishgm But the public want a mix of deficits & spending cuts for recession. They don’t want straight cuts http://is.gd/3uROG

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Look. 38% want deficit to be dealt with by “roughly equal split between tax increases and cuts in public spending” http://ow.ly/qp2R

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