Intervening to sort out the Eaton Socon Distribution problems to deliver our all-important third leaflet in this target ward but, being on site, I could supervise their afternoon canvassing too. Later, as I keyed in the results from the Canvas Cards, the Election statistics looked good. Then a letter to Labour supporters to encourage them to vote for us and defeat the Tories this time round with plans to do the same for Independent Ross McKay.
Another long election day. I had intended to spend just a little time at Stratford Place taking over the reports, seeing off the canvassers and then reviewing with Sandie Giles the arrangements to deliver our all-important third leaflet in this target ward. The problem was that their distribution system was in something of a mess, and I had to spend all morning and most of the afternoon sorting out the administration. I had to have lunch there but at least that gave me the chance of supervising the afternoon canvasing which as well was most productive. We are working our way through the very few un-canvassed houses remaining and also tackling the large number of "outs". We hope to go back to the undecideds next week as well. Back home eventually to have some pea soup and then eat my lunchtime salad as tea!
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This evening, Sally Guinee brought round the Priory Park canvas cards and I keyed in the Eaton Socon results which showed further progress for us. Sandie Giles came round to collect the Eaton Socon canvas cards and the latest computer information reports. I had printed out and analysed the poster or flagboard sites and also listed the "outs" and "uncanvassed" areas. Sandie also stayed on to help me print out letters to Labour supporters to encourage them to vote for us and defeat the Tories this time round. We printed out address labels and also prepared the envelopes ready for use. I still have to finish composing the Ross McKay supporter letters which I need to do tomorrow. The statistics and extrapolation formula show us well ahead in Priory Park and set to achieve a landslide victory. In Eaton Socon, we are also winning by a comfortable margin but here the complication of the election could let Ross McKay back in if my last leaflets do not encourage people to elect all of our candidates as a team. The other Liberal Democrat campaigns around the county of Cambridgeshire seem to be positive in terms of the support being obtained but also rather ineffectual by nature of the lack of organisation.