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Would you vote for someone you don't support?

Krupa Thakrar Padhy Krupa Thakrar Padhy | 10:53 UK time, Wednesday, 5 May 2010

britishelections.jpgParrais on Twitter has a dilemna:

'Torn between voting with my heart, and voting tactically to avoid the worst case scenario. 35 hours to decide... '
What would you advise?

The British election kicks off tomorrow and many . As the prospect of continues to loom, tactical voting is becoming a real option for many voters like Parrais.

In recent days the Labour party has come under fire for calling on people to vote tactically - a call that has been dismissed by former Prime Minister and party leader Tony Blair. - vote for who you believe in - but is it really that simple?

How far would you go to keep the candidate you don't support out of power?

how's how voting tactically would work.

the main reason people vote tactically is because they do not want to waste their vote by voting for a candidate who has no chance of winning the election; do you agree?

believes that having to vote tactically throws into question the integrity of the British electoral system.

'Perhaps deadlock is the price to pay for democracy.'

that tactical voting may well have had its place it the US election of 2000 when Al Gore lost to George Bush, whilst A_picazo on Twitter pointed that has never amounted to much.

Have you ever voted tactically? How credible is a win from tactical voting?

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