P.K. Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 31 minutes ago, Rhumsaa said: of course he won't read this post But.... I've never understood his party politics logic, considering he is SO in favour of party politics I find it mad that when quizzed on party line decisions he basically suggests they are free to act independently.... so... what's the point? The only party politics LibVan seem to have is "Unlike the rest I'm not in it for myself" which leaves a lot of open territory. Not a bad legacy for the founder really.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 38 minutes ago, Rhumsaa said: will the people of Ramsey care about Michael Josem or Hooper's twitter feed though? tough one to gauge Does social media not exist in Ramsey then? I’d thought a lot of Ramsey voters probably follow Hoopers Twitter feed? He’s got about 1800 followers and he only got around 1400 votes last time round I think. Some of his tweets in the last few weeks just come across as plain nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) 25 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Some of his tweets in the last few weeks just come across as plain nasty. @offshoremanxman Do you have any examples I could share? Edited August 29 by P.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 42 minutes ago, Rhumsaa said: will the people of Ramsey care about Michael Josem or Hooper's twitter feed though? tough one to gauge People don't follow every twist and turn of twitter spats, but they do get a general impression from such things and if that is one of evading questions and an association with general dodginess, it could be damaging. It probably wouldn't matter if there weren't so many candidates standing, which will make things more uncertain, though of course only the incumbents will have done much campaigning till recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 42 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: People don't follow every twist and turn of twitter spats, but they do get a general impression from such things and if that is one of evading questions and an association with general dodginess, it could be damaging. It probably wouldn't matter if there weren't so many candidates standing, which will make things more uncertain, though of course only the incumbents will have done much campaigning till recently. I genuinely don't think the majority of Ramsey voters follow hooper on Twitter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 37 minutes ago, Rhumsaa said: I genuinely don't think the majority of Ramsey voters follow hooper on Twitter That was sort of my point, they'll not trawl through it directly but some will get an impression second or third hand through conversations or other websites, such as here or Facebook. A bit of guilt by association may rub off. People tend to vote for the person rather than party labels, so it may not make much difference, but it may influence people who are primarily voting for Allinson to put their second vote elsewhere - particularly as there are so many alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Simon Mann is surely a shoe in what with his old man's establishment connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: That was sort of my point, they'll not trawl through it directly but some will get an impression second or third hand through conversations or other websites, such as here or Facebook. A bit of guilt by association may rub off. People tend to vote for the person rather than party labels, so it may not make much difference, but it may influence people who are primarily voting for Allinson to put their second vote elsewhere - particularly as there are so many alternatives. And also how he comes across on the doorstep. He has been bold enough to self assess his performance based on his 2016 manifesto (and scores himself highly!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 hours ago, P.K. said: @offshoremanxman Do you have any examples I could share? It’s easy enough to have a look at his Twitter account yourself. Or do you only get all your news from ManxForums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, Rhumsaa said: I genuinely don't think the majority of Ramsey voters follow hooper on Twitter Most have blocked him. re Simon Mann being a shoe in. If people vote based on his Dad and a fairly blatant bit of bandwagon jumping on the only info he has put out so far then it is a sad day for democracy and a sad reflection of Ramsey. If people vote for him because they like how he comes across on the doorstep and can see value in his manifesto plus thinking he deals with the press and hustings in a way that makes them think he is the best person for the job - then that is all cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 7 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: It’s easy enough to have a look at his Twitter account yourself. Or do you only get all your news from ManxForums? @offshoremanxman So no examples then? Didn't think so. The irony of you claiming someone else is "just plain nasty" did not escape me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 8 hours ago, P.K. said: The irony of you claiming someone else is "just plain nasty" did not escape me.... I honestly don’t know what your problem is. Do you not have access to things that are not posted in this forum? His Twitter account is freely accessible by anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 3 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: I honestly don’t know what your problem is. Do you not have access to things that are not posted in this forum? His Twitter account is freely accessible by anyone. I just take the view that when you make derogatory remarks about someone at an important time like this i.e. when they're standing for re-election then you should be prepared to back them up. Simple as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 12 minutes ago, P.K. said: I just take the view that when you make derogatory remarks about someone at an important time like this i.e. when they're standing for re-election then you should be prepared to back them up. Simple as. All I do is read his Twitter feed which is available for anyone to read as it’s public which is what I suggested you did. That is where I drew my views from. It’s an easy enough concept to grasp I’d have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 30 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: All I do is read his Twitter feed which is available for anyone to read as it’s public which is what I suggested you did. That is where I drew my views from. It’s an easy enough concept to grasp I’d have thought. The concept is simple enough. However from behind your keyboard you have made a derogatory remark about someone seeking re-election. Not nice. So here is another easy to grasp concept - put up or shut up.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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