And that's another thing
is that how you view democracy? As a national contest of one-up-manship? Christ.
I've looked at First Name Johnson's policies, none of which apply or appeal to me. That's why I voted elsewhere. I voted for the Lib Dems for local council because of their past history of success.
So I ask you again: Why would I vote for a man who I don't like, or whose views I don't like?
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 3 May 2008, 1:19, archived)

No
because we don't live in a democracy, we live in a Republic and I am not all that fond of either.

Of course you wouldn't vote for him, but he might not turn out to be as bad as you think.

To use the previous example, my dad would never vote for the liberal democrats. He wasn't fond of them or their candidate.

But he ended up being more responsive to my dads concerns than the lib dem platform called for or even their candidate had indicated.
(O(+> died of autoerotic asphyxiation on, Sat 3 May 2008, 1:32, archived)