>> As for the door knocking to rabble rouse at the last minute thats the advantage
>> of having such a long term deep rooted political machine at your disposal, no i
>> don't like it either but its part and parcel of how the established groups have
>> kept themselves in power, scraping the underside of the barrell isn't low enough when power
>> is in their grasp.
>>
Canvassing your vote and getting supporters out on the day is a hallmark of good organisation.
On the national swing in 2010 Labour's Gisla Stewart would have lost Birmingham Edgbaston by some margin. Local supporters, including my wife's cousin, were out all day running the elderly, disabled and non-motorised to the poll. Ms Stewart is a dedicated constituency MP and will have a strong personal vote but there's no substitute for getting the punters out.
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