The Liberal Democrats said they were targeting seats in the villages of Baslow and Taddington, while Labour said they were aiming for Darley Dale.

It evidences a corporate strategy to target marginal seats at the 2004 election.

There is also the small matter of resolving the conundrum of targeting Labour-held seats in an electoral context while standing on common ground over matters such as the taking of stock.

In addition to winning long time targeted seats such as Dublin Central and Dublin North-West the party gained unexpected seats in Cork East and Sligo-North Leitrim.

The Lib Dems specifically targeted seats with high student populations, and specifically targeted those students, visiting them and making promises about tuition fees to mobilise the students to vote.

"Parties target seats that switch frequently."

"It makes more sense to target particular seats and for the Democrats to concentrate their resources in a more focused way."

Labour donors have not given anything approaching £5m; nor have they targeted marginal seats to influence the outcome of the next general election.

Republicans may have a chance at gaining seats in this election, as they can target several Democratic seats in Republican-leaning states.

Question: Can I ask what this proposal is to fund 200 all-postal primaries, targeted seats which have not changed hands for many years?