Posted on 10/14/2024 5:01:24 AM PDT by RandFan
A focus group showed signs the Conservative leadership race is cutting through, and one candidate seems to have a rare quality
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Shown clips of the two contenders, it was Kemi Badenoch who wowed the group, made up of former Conservative voters from Weston-super-Mare, which elected a Labour MP for the first time in its history, and North East Somerset and Hanham, a new seat replacing one formerly held by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Robert, a retired fire officer, called her a “breath of fresh air”, while Martin, a banking manager, praised her “no-nonsense approach”. Melanie thought her “strong”, Katie found her “a bit more normal” and Clare added that “she seems a bit more genuine”.
This first impression of Badenoch isn’t unusual. In fact, a consistent theme from our focus groups is that after hearing the candidates speak, Badenoch is the one people want to hear more from.
Perhaps more surprising, even when presented with her more controversial statements, the group were untroubled. On her reflection that some civil servants needed to be in prison, the group actually seemed to agree – in fact, Alison said “she’s bang on”. On maternity leave, Clare pointed out: “She actually has children herself, so she’s obviously had maternity leave.” When told that Badenoch had hacked Harriet Harman’s website, Pete felt it was Harman’s fault for not having a stronger password.
Opinions of Robert Jenrick were more muted. Retiree Robert was “not keen”, with the group largely dismissing him as “more of the same”, a sentiment echoed by Melanie: “They keep saying the same things over and over again.” Katie admitted: “I just didn’t listen to him.”
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And people support it 😂
Kemi*
There’s a spark of life ind the old motherland yet.
Never rule out the Conservative Party even after a terrible decade
They’ve been around longer than any other party I can think of and do seem to reinvent themselves
Also I took from the article “Mrs” ordinary person agreed Deep State public sector workers should go to prison
That’s very interesting...
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