Day 4 of leafleting - still in Hale.
Positive vibes today. The majority of people I spoke to, with all the revelations in the press about expenses, were talking about considering voting for the Greens in the Euro elections. Including a couple of gentle 60ish men. A bit more of a balance compared with yesterday!
It makes a real difference though talking with people if they are around and they are with this current sunny spell. I'm sure I half persuaded some people to consider voting Green voting tactically to keep the BNP out.
Probably the best bit of the session was meeting a woman who wished she could vote Green in both general and local elections in Hale. Apparantly her children who live away are both Green voters. Will be following this up.
Discovered that the national Green Party election material had been delivered in the Hale area. It was interesting to note that several people had actually read the leaflet and key words like 'fourth party' sprang to mind. And without being a sexist a lady actually related to me where Peter lived and that he had a young child. So I guess on this limited anecdotal evidence the message is getting through!
Unable to leaflet now for three days owing to child committments. If there's anyone one out there in Hale who's received our local leaflet I'd love to hear from you even if you're not a Green supporter.
Back in Hale on Friday!
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