campaignTrail_temp.election_json = JSON.parse("[{\"model\": \"campaign_trail.election\", \"pk\": 20, \"fields\": {\"year\": 2017, \"site_description\":\"In 2016, the United Kingdom would shock the world when they voted to leave the European Union. This is unprecedented, never before has a country done this. In the wake of the results, Prime Minister David Cameron resigns, leaving the door open to a new Conservative leader to lead the country forwards into the negotiations with the EU. Theresa May wins the leadership election and becomes the new Prime Minister. However, her thin majority meets obstruction from a disunited Conservative party. Unable to get much done, she calls for a snap election and Parliament approves.It’s 2017. The Conservatives are miles ahead in the polls, a large majority for the Conservatives seems inevitable in six weeks. But these are uncharted waters in more ways than one. The Labour leader is a break from the norm, Jeremy Corbyn marking a return of Old Labour and its socialist traditions, the fall of Blair’s New Labour is now complete. Corbyn may be low in the polls, but he has a strong grassroots campaign behind him. If he plays his cards right, he could prevent the Conservatives getting a majority, or hell, even win the election. Who will end up leading Britain into the negotiations with the EU?\", \"summary\": \"

In 2016, the United Kingdom would shock the world when they voted to leave the European Union. This is unprecedented, never before has a country done this. In the wake of the results, Prime Minister David Cameron resigns, leaving the door open to a new Conservative leader to lead the country forwards into the negotiations with the EU. Theresa May wins the leadership election and becomes the new Prime Minister. However, her thin majority meets obstruction from a disunited Conservative party. Unable to get much done, she calls for a snap election and Parliament approves.It’s 2017. The Conservatives are miles ahead in the polls, a large majority for the Conservatives seems inevitable in six weeks. But these are uncharted waters in more ways than one. The Labour leader is a break from the norm, Jeremy Corbyn marking a return of Old Labour and its socialist traditions, the fall of Blair’s New Labour is now complete. Corbyn may be low in the polls, but he has a strong grassroots campaign behind him. If he plays his cards right, he could prevent the Conservatives getting a majority, or hell, even win the election. Who will end up leading Britain into the negotiations with the EU?

\", \"image_url\": \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Houses_of_Parliament_in_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg\", \"winning_electoral_vote_number\": 326, \"advisor_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/r4wic2Q.png\", \"recommended_reading\": \"

Learn More about the 2017 UK General Election

2017 General Election Party Manifestos

Forward, Together: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a More Prosperous Future, Conservative Party
For the Many, Not the Few, Labour Party
Change Britain's Future, Liberal Democrats
Britain Together, UKIP
The Green Party for a Confident and Caring Britain, Green Party of England and Wales
Stronger for Scotland, SNP
Tarian Cymru (Defending Wales): 2017 Action Plan, Plaid Cymru

Extra Information

House of Commons Library: Results and Analysis
\", \"has_visits\": 0, \"no_electoral_majority_image\": \"https://assets-learning.parliament.uk/uploads/2020/05/HOC-Chamber-940x720.jpg\"}}]"); campaignTrail_temp.candidate_json = JSON.parse("[{\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 200, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Theresa May -\", \"last_name\": \"Conservatives\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservatives\", \"state\": \"Maidenhead\", \"priority\": 1, \"description\": \"

Theresa May is currently the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and a member of the Conservative party. In 2015, David Cameron, the previous Prime Minister won a narrow majority, however since the UK voted to leave the European Union and Cameron resigned immediately after, May became Prime Minister, but found herself at the whims of the most extreme Conservative party members, who would obstruct her, meaning she was unable to get much done. Her only hope is a snap election to increase her majority and move forwards with a united front into the EU negotiations. Thankfully, the Conservatives are well ahead in the polls. Theresa May isn’t the most charismatic campaigner, but she does have the advantage of being rather flexible in her approach to this election as she isn’t strongly associated with any particular party faction. She could double down on a Brexit-centric campaign, or run another way. Her strength in this campaign is her numerous options.

\", \"color_hex\": \"#0087DC\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#0087DC\", \"is_active\": 1, \"image_url\": \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Theresa_May_%282016%29.jpg\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"

Conservative Majority in government!

It was the expected result, the Conservatives win the election with a majority in Parliament. It will depend on how large this majority is for what they’ll be able to do with it however. A slim majority may just put the party back where it was before, however if you succeeded at drastically increasing the Conservative majority, then give yourself a pat on the back. Britain will now go more comfortably into the Brexit negotiations and you will have a much more loyal and faithful party behind you.

\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"

How did you blow this?

The Conservative party were riding high into this election, called the election to increase their majority, and ended up losing? Journalists are asking how an election campaign that started so high and mighty flop this poorly? All you had to do was maintain your poll numbers and carry the party forwards with an increased majority into the Brexit negotiations, and you couldn’t even do that? Labour now have a majority in Parliament, and will be forming a government. They will carry the country into the Brexit negotiations, and you, Theresa, will be remembered in the history books as one of the worst campaigners in history.

\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"

Well, this snap election backfired….

No candidate secured a majority in Parliament. Depending on the number of seats each party has won, you may be able to form a government in a coalition or a minority government where you gain temporary support from one of the other parties. If you’re close enough, you may be able to form a coalition with the DUP in Northern Ireland, but in a situation like that prepare to hear a lot about Northern Irish issues because they’ll demand some concessions with Brexit. Otherwise it may be a coalition with the Liberal Democrats again, and they will really pressure the Brexit negotiations towards a softer form of Brexit. If you can’t form a government, then Labour will be forming a coalition with either the SNP, and a certain second Scottish referendum on the table, or the Liberal Democrats, to form a government.

\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 201, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Jeremy Corbyn -\", \"last_name\": \"Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Islington North\", \"priority\": 2, \"description\": \"

After Ed Miliband resigned in 2015 when the Conservatives gained a narrow majority, the Labour leadership was left wide open. It was expected that Andy Burnham would become the next leader, however a left wing dark horse candidate not just ended up winning, but winning a majority in the first round. That would be Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn is very popular with the grassroots, and under his leadership, membership of the Labour Party skyrocketed. However, he is also hated by the party establishment, and in 2016, a majority of Labour MPs voted in no-confidence against him. This set up a leadership election where MP Owen Smith would try to replace him. This failed, and Corbyn continued as leader up to this point that Theresa May called a snap election to grow her majority. It is widely expected that she will win in a landslide with the polls as far apart as they are, but perhaps they’re underestimating the strength of Corbyn’s campaign? Can Jeremy Corbyn turn this race around in these short 6 weeks and deny May her majority, or even win the election outright?

\", \"color_hex\": \"#DC241f\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#6687F4\", \"is_active\": 1, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/VoFZuKI.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"

Nobody saw this coming!

Labour have just won a majority in Parliament, against all expectations going into the campaign. Whatever you did out there, it was a miracle. Labour now are in position to form their government and lead the country into the Brexit negotiations, and repeal the austerity policies of the Conservative Party in the last 7 years. Depending on the size of this victory, you might be able to get more or less of your manifesto promises enacted into law, however, if this is a narrower victory, then expect opposition from some of the more extreme factions of the Labour Party.

\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"

It was to be expected.

The polls suggested from the beginning that the Conservatives were going to win this election, that’s why they called it in the first place. If their majority is slim, the factionalism in the Conservative party may be severe enough for Labour or the other parties to have some say, however if the Conservatives won a solid majority, then you’ll firmly be in opposition through the Brexit negotiations. Hopefully the Conservatives will be able to get a good deal for the country.

\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"

Labour force a hung parliament!

No candidate secured a majority in Parliament. This creates many possibilities. If the Conservatives came very close to 326 seats, they can form an agreement with the Northern Irish DUP, a conservative unionist party. If this is not possible, they may form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats again. The Liberal Democrats will force the Conservatives to moderate their Brexit deal to be softer, keeping Britain tied closer to Europe than the Conservatives wanted. If Labour is the largest party, they may form a coalition with the SNP. They are a left wing party in Scotland, but will demand a second Scottish referendum to back a Labour government, Or they could form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, who would dampen Labour’s economic positions, pushing them rightwards.

\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 23, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Tim Farron -\", \"last_name\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westmorland and Lonsdale\", \"priority\": 3, \"description\": \"

The Liberal Democrats were at their highest point in 2010, entering into a coalition government with the Conservatives after David Cameron failed to secure a majority. However, their support collapsed in 2015 after a rather ineffective coalition government, which ended up giving the Conservatives a narrow majority in 2015. Nick Clegg, the former leader resigned, and Tim Farron is now the leader of the party. Tim must find a new direction for the party, and bring it back to being the prominent third party it was before. The Liberal Democrats have placed a heavy focus on opposing Brexit, could this be the new identity that carves a big enough niche to push them back into government, or is focusing too heavily on Brexit the wrong approach? Tim must watch out. Based on his religious background, he’s said some controversial things about homosexuality in the past, that could damage his appeal to many Remainers who are rather socially liberal.

\", \"color_hex\": \"#FAA61A\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FAA61A\", \"is_active\": 1, \"image_url\": \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Tim_Farron_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 203, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Paul Nuttall -\", \"last_name\": \"UKIP\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"UKIP\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 4, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#70147A\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#70147A\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/1ZsAuw5.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 165, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Caroline Lucas and Johnathan Bartley -\", \"last_name\": \"Green\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Green\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 5, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#6AB023\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#6AB023\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/w18O92E.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 166, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Nicola Sturgeon -\", \"last_name\": \"SNP\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"SNP\", \"state\": \"Scotland\", \"priority\": 6, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FFFF00\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#b3e5fc\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 167, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Leanne Wood -\", \"last_name\": \"Plaid Cymru\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Plaid Cymru\", \"state\": \"Wales\", \"priority\": 7, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#008240\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#008240\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 168, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Arlene Foster -\", \"last_name\": \"DUP\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"DUP\", \"state\": \"Northern Ireland\", \"priority\": 8, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#D46A4C\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#D46A4C\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 169, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Gerry Adams -\", \"last_name\": \"Sinn Féin\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Sinn Féin\", \"state\": \"Northern Ireland\", \"priority\": 9, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#008800\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#008800\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 170, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Robin Swann -\", \"last_name\": \"UUP\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"UUP\", \"state\": \"Northern Ireland\", \"priority\": 10, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#9999FF\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#9999FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 171, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Colum Eastwood -\", \"last_name\": \"SDLP\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"SDLP\", \"state\": \"Northern Ireland\", \"priority\": 11, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#99FF66\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#99FF66\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 172, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Naomi Long -\", \"last_name\": \"Alliance\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Alliance\", \"state\": \"Northern Ireland\", \"priority\": 12, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#F6CB2F\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#F6CB2F\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 173, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"John Bercow -\", \"last_name\": \"Speaker\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Speaker\", \"state\": \"Buckingham\", \"priority\": 13, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#E0E0E0\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#E0E0E0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 174, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \".\", \"last_name\": \"Independent\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Independent\", \"state\": \"North Down\", \"priority\": 13, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#888888\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#888888\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"'\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"'\", \"candidate_score\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 204, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Mainstream Conservative\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservative\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 20, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#0087DC\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#0087DC\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/ABhJgzw.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Run as a standard Conservative candidate. This doesn’t help or harm you with any faction within your party, as well as offering for maximum flexibility on all kinds of issues. Keep in mind, these campaign styles will give you some unique questions and answers, so consider what you want your overall campaign to focus on before choosing.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 205, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"One-Nation Conservative\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservatives\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 15, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FF0000\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FFA0A0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/wLhvMwm.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Upon receiving the keys to 10 Downing Street, you said in your first conference that you’re a One Nation Conservative. However, you don’t have to follow this strategy. Continuing as a One Nation Conservative will indicate a more moderate form of Conservative politics. Your predecessor, David Cameron also identified with this faction. Your appeal will be more of a big tent if this strategy is followed, and meanwhile you are left flexible on Brexit. The One Nation strand of Conservative politics espouses a compassionate form of conservatism, with the wealthy helping the poor. It is unclear how much this will help appeal to the working class however. Despite the moderation, the One Nation Conservatives are perceived as upper class statespeople. Continuing with this path may help you in Scotland, as the Scottish Conservatives run a much more moderate platform.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 206, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Hard Brexiteer\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservatives\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 16, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FF0000\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FFA0A0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/RwMudr8.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

A lot of your campaign strategists suggest you focus Brexit heavily in your campaign. Brexit is a complicated issue with a lot of factors to account for. They suggest you double down on running for what the people want; leaving the European Union. And by leaving, we mean actually leaving. Brexit means Brexit. Running a Hard Brexit campaign will strengthen your appeal to the strong Brexit voting Red Wall seats, and potentially make it easier to peel them away from Labour. However, other parties like the Liberal Democrats might look to peel away the Conservative Remain-voting seats in the south of the country. You also will suffer in Scotland, as that’s Remain territory.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 207, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Thatcherite Conservative\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservatives\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 12, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FF0000\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FFA0A0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/NPNEvqJ.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

In many ways, you resemble Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. You’re both Conservative women who have become Prime Minister. Many of your strategists think taking a leaf out of her book might be a good strategy. Margaret Thatcher is a divisive figure today, very popular among the Conservative party, but deeply unpopular among the most working class areas of the country. The wounds from the miners strikes of the 1980s persist to this day. Focusing your campaign in a Thatcherite direction indicates a hard right stance on economic issues. Your base will be very strong, but a Thatcherist strategy might curtail your wider reach. As an extension, some have suggested tying Jeremy Corbyn to the unpopular Labour leader Michael Foot, who Thatcher won a landslide victory against in 1983.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 208, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Soft Brexiteer\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Conservatives\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 13, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FF0000\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FFA0A0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/vuSXiRk.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Whilst the UK has voted to leave the EU, nobody really knows what “leave” means. As a result, some are suggesting accepting the referendum, but trying to minimise divisions between the UK and EU. Your campaign will still be centred on Brexit, but a much softer approach, where ideas like remaining in the Single Market and the Customs Union are firmly on your table. Some will screech about a “Brexit in name-only”, but this could be your way to fold the Lib Dems back into the Conservative column, although hard Brexiteers may be looking towards UKIP, or even Labour if they move to occupy the vacant niche in the Brexit conversation. A soft Brexit campaign will strengthen you in the South, and as well, it strengthens you in Scotland, where the Conservatives could have an opening should the SNP collapse.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 209, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Old Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 14, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#DC241f\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#90C0FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/EJqPzO5.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Your strategists most expect you to run on the strategy of tying yourself to great Labour leaders of the past like Clement Attlee, marking a change from the Blairite era and pointing to the failures of Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband post-2008 recession to justify your change in Labour’s direction. Old Labour was heavily connected to organised labour and trade unions. Running as an Old Labourite will help you reinforce your working class North against the pressure that the Conservatives will try to put on it, but it might limit your reach in terms of broadening your appeal beyond the working class. It was this appeal that catapulted you from relative obscurity to Labour leadership in 2015. However, it also does nothing to satisfy Labour party insiders who have a strong dislike for you, and there’s a risk they’ll try to undermine your campaign. Running Old Labour leaves you flexible on Brexit however.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 210, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Cosmopolitan Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 15, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#193BCF\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#90C0FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/DlwoqAc.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Some suggest centring your campaign on 2016 Remain voters heavily as the priority. This could help a lot in wealthier Southern areas, leaving you competitive in places that Labour aren’t expected to compete strongly in, however is also a double edged sword as many Labour seats in the north voted to leave, and they aren’t going to be happy with your campaign, leaving the door open for a defection to either the Conservatives or UKIP. Running on maintaining EU integration will help you in some of the more affluent areas of the country, and as well with university towns, but you will be on path to redrawing the map. It’s unlikely you’ll be able to retain all the seats you currently have whilst attracting new ones through this strategy. A cosmopolitan strategy will have you take stances of being pro-immigration and pro-EU Single Market. This could help or hurt you, depending on how you carry it forwards.\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 211, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Progressive Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 16, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#0000FF\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#90C0FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/iRxaM7M.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Another option you have to broaden your appeal beyond the traditional working class base of Labour is to appeal prominently to social progressivism. This will boost your appeal in London and Scotland most notably, which are areas that Labour could have an opening in if they play their cards right. A progressive strategy isn’t without its faults however. Many in the Working Class north are rather socially conservative, so be aware of the Conservatives trying to make in-roads into your Red Wall. A Progressive campaign will make you more appealing to upper class young people in cities, which Labour have seen potential in expanding to, especially when many of these people are Remain voters and the Conservatives are set to campaign to appeal to Leave voters. A Progressive campaign will likely redraw the map somewhat. For seats you gain around London, you might lose some in the North.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 212, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Lexiteer Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 17, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#0000FF\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#90C0FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/kbq6VYa.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Perhaps leveraging your former opposition to EU integration might help you out? That’s what a small selection of your strategists suggest. This is a highly risky strategy, as you risk alienating a lot of Labour voters outside the hard Brexit regions of the country, but if you want to ensure UKIP votes in 2015, many who defected from Labour come back to Labour, this would be the way to do that. Running on a Lexiteer strategy would hurt you severely in London and Scotland. You are banking on doubling down on the Red Wall to not just hold up, but expand. However, you have an arsenal of economic populist arguments which could win over the working classes for areas that haven’t voted Labour for some time. In return, the Liberal Democrats or the Green Party could come hounding some of your Remain-voting seats. Running as a Lexiteer is a gamble and a balancing act. You risk losing ground in London to the Conservatives and Scotland won’t be in contention for you.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 213, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Big Tent Labour\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Labour\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 18, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#0000FF\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#90C0FF\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/3bWoI8w.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

The Labour establishment will be an obstacle in this campaign unless you compromise with them. If you moderate some of your manifesto promises, you can probably minimise this obstacle to some degree, but it isn’t without its consequences. Moderating your positions might however hurt your grassroots appeal as a left wing populist insurgent against the status-quo that you were chosen as leader over. Some party insiders might be more willing to work with you however. A lot of the establishment politicians and party insiders do not line up with the grassroots. They’re opposed to policies that poll popular with the British people. Trying to balance a functional united party with the popular policies isn’t going to be easy. A Big Tent campaign might see your campaign be rather similar to Ed Milband’s 2015 campaign, which by the way, lost. However, maybe you can do something that he couldn’t.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 214, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"\", \"last_name\": \"Mainstream Liberal Democrat\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 19, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#FFFF00\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#FFFFC0\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/4Pv7Ctr.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Run as a standard Liberal Democrat candidate. This doesn’t help or harm you with any faction within your party. However, if not much changes, you likely won’t do much to pull it past Clegg’s 2015 failures. This is the only Liberal Democrat campaign strategy currently available, as the others haven't been fully written or coded yet.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 215, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Cosmopolitan\", \"last_name\": \"Liberal Democrat\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 20, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#00C100\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#A1FFA1\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/6kcU0VY.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

This could be your big break. Present yourself as the true choice for Remainers to gather around and paint the opposition as parties that support a harder, unstable Brexit. Many strategists are pushing this strategy as the ticket back to the heights of 2010, and away from the lows of 2015. The question comes when trying to balance this out. Should you lean hard into those who want to revoke Article 50 and end the process of leaving altogether, or should you instead propose a softer alternative for Brexit, whilst respecting the referendum? If you play your cards right, you could open up rifts in the other parties. Many Conservative party supporters might consider alternatives because of their Brexit positions, and many on Labour’s side are upset about Corbyn’s wavering unenthusiasm whenever Brexit is brought up. This might be your chance to make major waves in British politics.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 216, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Progressive\", \"last_name\": \"Liberal Democrat\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 20, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#00C100\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#A1FFA1\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/uo9jXHC.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Maybe the strategy in this election is to maximise your appeal through appealing to social progressivism. Moving in this direction might work well to dull the controversial statements you’ve made in the past on homosexuality, however, you risk alienating legacy Lib Dem constituencies primarily in the South West. With a Progressive strategy, you very much move your focus towards more educated urban areas, like London and university towns. This strategy will also help in Scotland, where the SNP reign supreme currently, but could potentially collapse throughout the campaign. Scotland could be lucrative enough to be a primary focus, and an appeal to social progressivism will push your campaign in that direction.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 217, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Business\", \"last_name\": \"Liberal Democrat\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 20, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#00C100\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#A1FFA1\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/uZgIOBE.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

The business community is in a difficult spot in this election. They of course don’t want to vote for a leftist like Jeremy Corbyn, but they’re also turned off by Theresa May’s Brexit stances. Thus some strategists suggest running the Liberal Democrats as a party for these upper class professionals to gather around. This will be good for campaign influence as many wealthy people who fit into this niche have large amounts of political capital at their disposal. However, leaning too hard into it might alienate the big tent that the Liberal Democrats have at their disposal. Running with this strategy will also make you much more likely to be endorsed by business focused news outlets and boost your appeal with the wealthy professional class.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate\", \"pk\": 218, \"fields\": {\"first_name\": \"Christian\", \"last_name\": \"Liberal Democrat\", \"election\": 20, \"party\": \"Liberal Democrats\", \"state\": \"Westminster\", \"priority\": 20, \"description\": \"'\", \"color_hex\": \"#00C100\", \"secondary_color_hex\": \"#A1FFA1\", \"is_active\": 0, \"image_url\": \"https://i.imgur.com/nLzMBHI.png\", \"electoral_victory_message\": \"'\", \"electoral_loss_message\": \"'\", \"no_electoral_majority_message\": \"'\", \"description_as_running_mate\": \"

Due to your prominent Christian background, some suggest you can lean into a unique direction for a Liberal Democrat to take their campaign. They suggest you utilise this to run as a so-called “Christian Democrat”. Whilst religion isn’t a major force in British politics, it might help in some rural constituencies that you could have a play for. Within this Christian direction for your campaign, you could take this in a more conservative direction, or a more progressive one, using the words of Christ to guide your campaign in the way you see as most fit to bring the party back from the depths that Nick Clegg has pulled it down to. However, leaning too heavily into your Christian background might turn away some irreligious younger people, and invite questions about some controversial statements you made a couple of years ago. There are questions where a third party fits into British politics, and planting your flag here might change the entire shape of the party.

\", \"candidate_score\": 0.0}}]"); campaignTrail_temp.opponents_default_json = JSON.parse("[{\"election\": 20, \"candidates\": [201, 23, 203, 200, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174]}]"); campaignTrail_temp.opponents_weighted_json = JSON.parse("[{\"election\": 20, \"candidates\": [201, 200, 23, 203, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174]}]"); campaignTrail_temp.running_mate_json = JSON.parse("[{\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 200, \"running_mate\": 204}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 200, \"running_mate\": 205}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 200, \"running_mate\": 206}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 200, \"running_mate\": 207}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 200, \"running_mate\": 208}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 201, \"running_mate\": 209}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 201, \"running_mate\": 210}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 201, \"running_mate\": 211}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 201, \"running_mate\": 212}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 201, \"running_mate\": 213}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.running_mate\", \"pk\": 106, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 23, \"running_mate\": 214}}]"); campaignTrail_temp.difficulty_level_json = JSON.parse("[{\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 1, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Cakewalk\", \"multiplier\": 1.3}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 2, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Very Easy\", \"multiplier\": 1.2}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 3, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Easy\", \"multiplier\": 1.1}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 4, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Quite Easy\", \"multiplier\": 1.05}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 5, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Normal\", \"multiplier\": 1.0}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 6, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Challenging\", \"multiplier\": 0.95}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 7, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Hard\", \"multiplier\": 0.9}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 8, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Very Hard\", \"multiplier\": 0.85}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 9, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Impossible\", \"multiplier\": 0.8}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 10, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Unthinkable\", \"multiplier\": 0.7}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 11, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Blowout\", \"multiplier\": 0.6}}, {\"model\": \"campaign_trail.difficulty_level\", \"pk\": 12, \"fields\": {\"name\": \"Disaster\", \"multiplier\": 0.5}}]"); campaignTrail_temp.candidate_dropout_json = JSON.parse("[{\"model\": \"campaign_trail.candidate_dropout\", \"pk\": 1, \"fields\": {\"candidate\": 36, \"affected_candidate\": 18, \"probability\": 1.0}}]"); campaignTrail_temp.temp_election_list = [{"id": 20, "year": 2017, "is_premium": 0, "display_year": "2017 UK"}]; campaignTrail_temp.show_premium = true; campaignTrail_temp.premier_ab_test_version = -1; let style = document.createElement('style');style.innerHTML = `#overall_result {overflow: auto;}`;document.head.appendChild(style); document.getElementById("header").src = "https://i.imgur.com/NU3FEtB.png" $("#game_window")[0].style.backgroundColor = "#76a0e8" nct_stuff.themes[nct_stuff.selectedTheme].coloring_title = "#142161" nct_stuff.themes[nct_stuff.selectedTheme].coloring_window = "#76a0e8" document.getElementsByClassName("game_header")[0].style.backgroundColor = "#2e40b3" nct_stuff.themes[nct_stuff.selectedTheme].coloring_title = "#2e40b3" $(".container")[0].style.backgroundColor = "#2e40b3" document.body.background = "https://assets-learning.parliament.uk/uploads/2020/05/HOC-Chamber-940x720.jpg?width=1118&height=671" function removeCandidateSummary() { try { const candidateSummary = document.querySelector("#candidate_summary"); if (candidateSummary) { const ulList = candidateSummary.querySelector("ul"); if (ulList) { candidateSummary.removeChild(ulList); } } } catch {} } window.setInterval(removeCandidateSummary,200) function updateCandidateForm() { formobserver.disconnect(); const heading = document.querySelector("#candidate_form form h3"); if (heading) { heading.textContent = "Please select your party:"; } formobserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); } var formobserver = new MutationObserver(updateCandidateForm); formobserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); function updateRunningMateForm() { runformobserver.disconnect(); const heading = document.querySelector("#running_mate_form form h3"); if (heading) { heading.textContent = "Please select your campaign style:"; } runformobserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); } var runformobserver = new MutationObserver(updateRunningMateForm); runformobserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); function removeCandidateSummary() { sumobserver.disconnect(); const candidateSummary = document.querySelector("#candidate_summary"); if (candidateSummary) { const ulList = candidateSummary.querySelector("ul"); if (ulList) { candidateSummary.removeChild(ulList); } } sumobserver.observe(document.body, {childList: true,subtree: true}); } var sumobserver = new MutationObserver(removeCandidateSummary); sumobserver.observe(document.body, {childList: true,subtree: true}); function updateHeader() { var gameHeader = document.getElementsByClassName("game_header")[0]; if (gameHeader.getAttribute("id") !== "modifiedHeader") { gameHeader.innerHTML = corrr; gameHeader.style.backgroundColor = nct_stuff.themes[nct_stuff.selectedTheme].coloring_title; gameHeader.setAttribute("id", "modifiedHeader"); } } var headerobserver = new MutationObserver(updateHeader); headerobserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); HistHexcolour=["#0087DC","#DC241F","#FAA61A","#70147A"]; HistName=[" Theresa May - Conservatives"," Jeremy Corbyn - Labour"," Tim Farron - Liberal Democrats"," Paul Nuttall - UKIP"]; HistEV=[317,262,12,0]; HistPV=["13,636,684","12,977,918","2,371,861","594,068"]; HistPVP=["42.3%","40.0%","7.4%","1.8%"]; RecReading=true campaignTrail_temp.credits = '@BriocheWindows'; campaignTrail_temp.credits = ""; credits = function() { credits = ["CODER", "Briochewindows", "", "WRITERS", "Briochewindows", "", "PLAYTESTERS", "Killeritch", "Nina", "Crazy", "Halligan Elysium", "Corn Oil", "Atarru", "Zim", "Aiden bling bling", "Snazzrazz Mazzlejazz", "Snazzrazz Mazzlejazz", "Blockmonn", "Dekks", "Jorgee", "drip joe biden", "CitySlicker", "Pol97 is working on a 1997 UK mod, I urge you all to play it when it comes out!", ""] text = "CREDITS:\n\n" for (i in credits) { text += credits[i] + "\n" } alert(text) }