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Are elections lost by the government or won by the opposition
won by the opposition
media
This is the main way people see a party progress and are heavily influencised by their opinions - newspaper
this was seen in 2015 where only 2 newspapers supported Labour and the rest were Tory supporters - causing a Tory win
leadership
They need to put out new initiatives to pressure the majority party into forcing them to do the right thing
if they are outspoken they can influence the electorate into voting for them
Examples of good leadership
David Cameron - a young new Tory leader who had reformed the Conservative Party from a Nasty Party that was influenced by Thatcher
Tony Blair - 1997 took over from a wooden John Major who had realised the error of Labour's ways reforming the party into the Third Wing
policies
policies are vital because that is what people use to determine what they want to happen in the future
David Cameron 2010 economic prowess which led to him being voted in - tories are known for being tight with money and spending where it was necessary
lost by the government
media
media play an important role in influencing people what they should do
young people get most of their information on political actions via social media
Gordon Brown was caught calling a woman something rude which was spread across the news.
Also Nick Clegg was impressive on the first televised broadcast where the contestants were questioned
leadership
leadership brings about policies and influences the media - vital part of a party winning or losing
this brings about moral within the party can lead to a promising leadership
leadership needs a big person who is able to have vision and controls what needs to happen
examples
Gordon Brown wooden was not liked by the people
policies
electorate disagree with policies
this can be the same policies appearing again and again
this can be policies that seem too extreme
examples
Labour losing to Tories 2010, this was a mixture of Iraq War and lack of financial support during the 2008 Great Financial Crash
this cost the taxpayer huge amounts causing the electorate to disagree with them