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British Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data

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LabelDebates Change R's Vote Other Ways
Question text You said you thought the debates affected you in some other way. Please say here what that is.
Responses
. 1
As cons would be elected here decided to vote lib dem to boost their vote and hopefully bury Brown and to let cons know they were not fully supported just best of the bunch. Also cant see the point of Trident and the voting system is a farce and tax so pe 1
CHANGED VOTE FROM UKIP TO CONSERVATIVE 1
Changed from Conservative to UKIP 1
Changed from Labour to independant localy and nationaly 1
Changed my vote to the British National Party 1
Confirmed decision to vote Lib Dem 1
DK 1
Decided none of the three main parties were able to deliver on their promises, so voted for a party who views I shared when I read their manifesto online 1
Decided not to vote for any of the 3 main parties 1
Decided not to vote for any of them 1
Decided to make a tactical vote based on Nick Clegg's successful performance 1
Decided to vote Liberal Democrat as a vote for electoral reform, rather than for my preferred party, the Greens. 1
Did not change my vote, but gave me more of an insight into the character of each leader. 1
Did not want to vote Labour or Tory 1
Didn't change my intentions 1
EVEN THOUGH WOULD OF PROBABLY VOTED LABOUR I WAS CONSIDERING CONSERVATIVE UNTIL I HEARD WHAT DAVID CAMERON SAID ON A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT REALLY ANNOYED ME SO I DEFINATLEY STUCK TO LABOUR 1
Each leader had very good points, also some negative but it was what they DIDN'T say that worried me. I had contemplated voting Conservative but the debates made me think again. In general the SNP has done fairly well for me and my family, so opted for 't 1
For a long time I thought I was going to go from voting labour to voting lib dem, but at the last minute changed my mind and went back to voting for what I knew - labour 1
Further enhanced my belief in Lib Dems 1
Had more faith in voting Libdem even though I am a labour supporter 1
I AM BRITISH TO THE CORE AND DAVID CAMERON SHOWED THAT TO ! BROWN IS VERY SCOTTISH AND CLEGG VERY EUROPEAN 1
I almost switched parties, but changed back in last few days 1
I am a Lib Dem voter but was not convinced by Nick Clegg as leader until I saw the debates. 1
I became more convinced that I should vote Lib Dem 1
I chose who to vote for, wasn't sure when they started 1
I decided I could not vote for any of them 1
I decided it was OK and time to vote Lib Dem when I may have voted for some independent guy who was only dedictaed to the local area 1
I decided not to vote because our area is ALWAYS Conservative and without MMP of some type my vote is worthless. 1
I decided on Lib Dem from undecided. 1
I decided that Nick Clegg was superficial and had no real political nous. 1
I decided to vote Liberal Democrat instead of Green because Nick Clegg in the first debate put so much emphasis on not replacing Trident at a cost of £100 bn 1
I decided to vote for any Election Party except the main three, Labour, Conservative. and Liberal Democrats. 1
I did not know who to vote for, but Gordon Brown's performance improved my opinion of him 1
I did not like Clegg before the debates, but after them I was slightly more tempted to vote Lib-Dem, but still voted Conservative. 1
I didn't know much about Nick Clegg, this improved my opinion of him in how he conducted himself. 1
I didn't know who to vote for at all, watching the debate made it a choice between Conservative and Liberal Democrats. 1
I didn't know who to vote for before I watched them. 1
I didn't like the bickering so voted UKIP 1
I felt more confident in Cameron, but Clegg didn't seem to be very clear in his policies. I went online for more information about them and didn't agree with the majority. 1
I felt sorry for Gordon Brown, he seemed weak and upset. I realised that you should not pity your PM 1
I had not decided to vote for any party but the debates helped me to make up my mind. 1
I hadn't chosen between Liberal Democrats and Labour and the debates strongly influenced me to vote Labour. 1
I hadn't decided who I was going to vote for, but decided to vote for Liberal Democrats. 1
I have always voted for SNP but decided I liked David Cameron's honest speaking - although in Scotland we do not forgive the Tories for past policies e.g. the pole tax fiasco 1
I knew I definitely wouldn't vote labour. 1
I live in a Labour-Tory marginal but refuse to vote for either party - I was torn between voting Green so they beat UKIP or voting Lib Dem in the vain hope that there was a big swing and they won. 1
I more or less decided after the debates which party to vote for 1
I normally vote Green, but as the LibDems want to scrap Trident and propose electoral reform which will minimise 'wasted votes' I voted for them instead. 1
I pressed the wrong button in the previous question by accident. 1
I realised that all of the party leaders policies were identical and the only difference were minor changes to the way they were explained. Essentially though all of the leaders were saying exactly the same thing. One would say "immigration has got to com 1
I realy wanted to voite Lib Dem but it would make no differance round here 1
I thought they were stage managed and the leaders were not natural 1
I voted against conservative to another party without it being a party who would win. 1
I voted tactically would have voted plaid cymru, but after David Camerons talks decided to vote labour 1
I voted tactically. I was going to vote for the Labour candidate but changed to the lib dem one. 1
I was all set to vote for the Liberals having always been conservative as I am not too keen on Cameron. Nick clegg I like but he blew it for me with his views on immigrants 1
I was an undecided voter at the time and was very impressed with David Camerons attitude,answers and the way he came across 1
I was considering voting UKIP because of their stance on Europe but when david Cameron said he would not join the euro I felt that he might negotiate on other matters adversely affecting Britain. I was also impressed when he said that he would reintroduce 1
I was contemplating a shift from LD voting to Conservative. However, Nick Clegg's performance and explanation of the party policies made me stay with LD 1
I was debating between Labour and Lib Dem (probably tending more to Lib Dem) and the debates reassured me on some Lib Dem policies, made me aware of more detail in others and also made me more convinced that Nick Clegg would do a good job as leader. 1
I was floating between Conservative & Lib Dem, and the debates pushed me towards Lib Dems 1
I was going to change to Lib Dem but because the candidate did not come from my area i decided not to. 1
I was going to vote Green and voted Labour 1
I was going to vote Green but changed to Lib Dem 1
I was going to vote Green but decided to remain voting Liberal Democrat. 1
I was going to vote Green, but voted Liberal Democrat 1
I was going to vote Green,but actually voted liberal dems 1
I was going to vote UKIP but voted Conservative because I realised UKIP had no chance in our area (which is Conservative) and thought David Cameron did well in the debates 1
I was going to vote for Nick Clegg until I heard what he was doing about immigration, decided to vote for Nick Griffin, it's too much immigration that causes a lot of our problems 1
I was going to vote for Plaid Cymru, but I felt that Nick Clegg was very sincere in the way he spoke and I knew that Mark Williams had done his verey best for Ceredigion during the last Parliament so voted for the Liberal Democrats. 1
I was going to vote for another party 1
I was going to vote for the Green Party, but decided we needed one strong government, so voted Conservative 1
I was going to vote green but voted liberal democrat 1
I was going to vote green since before the debates I did not like Nick Clegg, but the debate showed he was a leader that I could get behind. I did prefer Charles Kennedy though. 1
I was going to vote ukip but liked the conservative policies an I heard the ukip man talk on the radio and was not so impressed 1
I was more determined than ever to vote Labour 1
I was not sure who to vote for either before or after the debates, as all parties had policies I agreed with and issues that I had major problems with. However, the way Nick Clegg was coached to perform put me off the party as it suggested to me a lack of 1
I was planning to vote Labour anyway, but Brown on the economy convinced me more firmly. 1
I was thinking of voting liberal democrats but after seeing what Nick Clegg was really like I quickly changed my mind. He speaks as if he is talking to 5 year olds and repeats himself all the time. I couldn't stand watching him and would never vote for hi 1
I was undecided about who to vote for, but after watching the debate I decided to vote Lib Dem. 1
I was undecided and it was ultimately the debates that clarified some of the policy issues for me in able to help my voting choice 1
I was undecided between Green and Lib Dem but somewhat deterred from voting Lib Dem. 1
I was undecided prior to the debates 1
I was undecided then went to Lib Dems 1
I was unsure who to vote for, but after the 3 debates the LD came out with the best policies, most confident and mature leader 1
I was very impressed with Gordon Brown and how competent he was. I however voted Lib dem for other reasons - policy and my local mp. 1
I was very unsure of Labour before the election debates, however after listening to Gordon Brown, I was much more convinced of their policies than I was previous. 1
I was voting Labour, but had considered another part, but not the other two parties, but I felt Gordon Brown tho a little rigid un front of the camera is by far the better option in running this country, now the ConDems have control we will see a drastic 1
I was wavering between Conservative or UKIP but voted Conservative because UKIP would not stand a chance of getting majority seats in Parliament, so in a way it was tactical. 1
I wasn't sure how to vote at all. I prefer to vote for the candidate, not the party, but the candidates in my constituency failed to enlighten me as to what they believed in. I eventually voted for the party's values. 1
I wasn't sure how to vote prior to watching the debates 1
I wasn't sure who to vote for and it swung my preference towards Clegg 1
I wasn't sure who to vote for at all before the debates. 1
I wasn't sure who to vote for but David Cameron's performance made me want to vote for him 1
I wasn't sure who to vote for but decided on Lib Dem based on the performance of Nick Clegg 1
I wasn't sure, but then decided on Lib Dem 1
I went from Liberal Democrat to English Democrat 1
I went from UKIP to Conservative 2
I went from UKIP to Lib Dem 1
I went from conservative to BMP 1
I went from labour to Plaid Cymru. 1
I went from undecided to Liberal 1
I went from undecided to conservative 1
I would have liked a party with bits of each of the main parties manifesto. Was going to vate Liberal but didn't agree with defence policy as live in an area fairly dependant on defence contracts 1
I would have voted for a minority party as my vote doesn't normally count and the peace party usually stand in my constituency. However I thought the Lib Dems might have a chance against the conservatives, and Nick Clegg impressed me sufficiently to win b 1
I'm SNP resident in England so am a floating voter. David Cameron didn't seem to have any policies Clegg came across very well but I believe Brown came across as having the most know how so I decided to go towards Labour 1
I've always voted labour but the live debates made me take more notice of the lib dem proposed policies. i did consider voting lib dem but ultimately voted labour 1
Initially changed from Labour to Lib dem but after hearing nick Clegg on immigration changed back to labour 1
It made me certain to vote for labour 1
It made me more assured in voting Labour 1
It strengthened my decision to vote Lib Dem. 1
It was good for policy but did not give enough detail of what parties were going to do once they got in. This made me very unsure who to vote for. 1
It was good to see the LibDems on a par with the other two parties. So that all policies could be discussed from scratch, instead of weighted towards the other two. However using the leaders made too presidential. 1
Led me to tactically vote Lib Dem rather than SNP as the swing needed for the Lib Dems to win the seat from Labour was lower. 1
Lib Dems came into the frame and were seriously considered for first time 1
Like how Nick Clegg handled himself but not necessarily sure of all his policies 1
Made me definitely not vote for Cameron 1
Made me more aware of all policies and nearly changed my vote 1
Mistake - I was always going to vote Conservative but couldn't go back to change the previous answer in the survey 1
My views changed from one debate to the next. I wanted to vote LIB Dem but was concerned re policy and lack of experience. 1
N/A 1
Neither Cameron nor Clegg has sufficient gravitas for the leaders job and they were frankly unbelievable. 1
Nick Clegg did not convince me on his policy’s and personally I found he contradicted himself on a number of occasions. 1
Nick Clegg was in favour of an amnesty for illegal immigrants and I most certainly am not. Nick Clegg wanted to scrap Trident and it worried me that he doesn't have much interest in the defence of this country. Nick Clegg is so pro-European union that it 1
Nick Glegg policies were very wooley especial over immigration and neuclear power 1
No effect 1
None of them seemed to address the issues i thought needed addressing,perhaps because it was not PC to do so,but it forced me to make a tactical/protest vote 1
Overall impression of Brown decreased, although didn't change my vote opinion 1
Prefer not to say 1
Realised LibDem had a chance. 1
Repulsed by G. Brown's lies and negativity 1
SNP: to LDP 1
Split decision between Conservative to Liberal Democrate but setttled back to voting Conservative 1
The big three parties all evaded answering the major questions directly . Most questions they were asked were dismissed and they introduced another question of their own. 1
The debates made me think more closely about the policies which led me to decide on which party to vote for. 1
The debates seemed to affect other people's attitudes, which gave the possibility of voting tactically to undermine the current set-up. 1
They focussed my thoughts as I was unsure between the 3 main parties. 1
Thought conservative policies would work better 1
To see that the two large parties cannot work with another minority party, the Lib Dems 1
UKIP 1
UNSURE TO LIB DEM 1
USUALLY VOTE SNP BUT DECIDED I LIKED WHAT CLEGG SAID SO VOTED LIB/DEM 1
Voted Lib Dems when I was going to vote for BNP 1
WEnt from Conservative to Scottish National Party 1
Was going to vote UKIP and changed it to LibDem 1
Was going to vote UKIP but surge in support for Lib-Dems made me decide to vote Conservative to boost their vote. 1
Was undecided between Lib Dem and Conservative. 1
Wasn't sure whether to vote lib dem or conservative but the debates confirmed it for me 1
Wasn't sure who to vote for (though knew I would vote for someone) and decided to vote for the Liberal Democrats 1
Went from Green to Liberal 1
Went from LibDem to UKIP 1
Went from SNP to Labour. 1
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after watching all three it strengthened my support for the labour manifesto 1
all the way along I was going to vote BNP because I beleive in their policies, but I knew they would'nt do very well in my area, I hate what labour has done to this country so I decided to go with the tories, which worked because it got rid of our labour 1
changed from voting for an independent to lib dem 1
changed my vote but don't want to say who I voted for 1
chnaged my opinion on lib dems. I voted for them in my local elections 1
conservative - give to rich - - - liberal immigration - - labour spend spend spend tax tax tax 1
conservative to UKIP 1
decided to for ukip 1
didnt vote for any of the three 1
didnt vote for the main parties 1
dk 2
economy 1
encourage me more to vote 1
encouraged me to vote 1
first debate may me looked at LIb by the third decided con 1
for SNP to Labour 1
from lib dem to green party 1
from the very start the media has treated this election like a 3 horse race, and they swayed the results, it was a biased set-up. 1
good way 1
gorden browns 1
i didnt feel that the major parties had strong enough conviction to the major issues of the country 1
i don't like gordon brown but felt he held his own and had more experience 1
i felt that gordon brown was the better statesman 1
i have been a labour supporter since my first vote but during the campaign i was convinced i was going to vote for lib dem but at the very last minute i changed back to labour 1
i looked at everything ,, not just the debates 1
i thought more of nick clegg and had more faith to vote for them because other people would and the vote wouldnt be wasted 1
i was going to vote ukip but voted lib dem instead 1
i was undecided and voted labour 1
i was'nt sure who i was going to vote for but decided to vote lib dem 1
i went from not voting at all to deciding not to vote for any of the major parties. 1
indecisive 1
independent on imagration 1
it made it clearer who i was going to vote 1
it made me realise i did not want labour or consevative to win 1
it was a choice between tories and liberals, went with tories, as liked cameron and their policies 1
just made me think seriously about politics in general and the lib dems 1
just re-enforced my view that I should vote lib dem and not one of the others 1
just thought more that david cameron is a sleaze 1
lib dems stated they would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants and is very pro europe. david cameron was more honest about his priorities and gordon brown i intensley dislike, he is a proven liar and is a very devious person. 1
liberal saying amnesty on illegal immigrants , and scrap nuclear weapons , ( idiot i thought ) 1
local vote didn't affect my veiws 1
made me more convinced to vote labour 1
made me prefer conservatives 1
made me think about lib dems 1
more determined to vote 1
n/a 1
na 1
nick clegg came across well 1
no answer 1
no change 1
no real solutions found 1
not sure 1
personallity 1
persuaded me that my first vote would stay the same 1
probably affected future decisions 1
read more on their policies 1
s 1
samed the same 1
seriously thought about voting liberal democrat 1
strenghtened my option to vote labour 1
strengthened 1
the debate brought out things i didnt know that conservatives and liberals wanted to do, i did think about voting liberal, but decided to vote labour after the debate. 1
they madee me more dtermined to stick to my original decision of conservative 1
to vote for that party 1
undecided at first 1
usually vote scottish national but decided to vote labour 1
voted ukip 1
was a contributing factor to voting tactically for liberal democrats 1
was contemplating lib dems but decided to stay with labour as they have my my interesets 1
was going to vote for another party but changed to lib dems 1
was going to vote green in both local and general but decided to vote Lib dem in the end for the general 1
was going to vote snp ,changed to Libdem 1
wasn't sure who I was going to vote for before debates 1
went from UKIP to Conservative 1
went from undecided to lib dem 1
wrong answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data
Interviewer InstructionsOPEN TEXTBOX
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The study contains pre-election, during election, and post-election survey waves.