The Liberal Democrats, who came second, said some voters might not have backed them because of the announcement.
At first a lot of people backed them because they stood against poverty and corruption.
Many urban politicians back them, too, not least because some of their constituents depend on food stamps.
Many argued during the Bosnian and Kosovo wars that Europe had turned its back on them because of the Muslim plurality in the first country and majority in the second.
You see it in all kinds of situations: quiz shows, for instance, where people get asked very simple questions and can't come up with the answers, but as soon as the buzzer goes it comes back to them, because that part of the brain is activated again.
Often, after catching illegal migrants from Africa, the Israeli government can't send them back because of unstable political situations that make it inhumane or illegal to deport them (Eritrea), or a lack of relations with the home country makes it technically impractical (Sudan).Thus, many of Israel's illegal migrants also have a claim on being refugees, complicating the problem.
You can refuse to back down because of fear.
"It would be amazing for the environment to have them back, because of the problem of too many deer.
A 6-year-old girl whose dolls were snatched from her arms by two adults got them back because of the efforts of the police and onlookers.
"We're pulling them back because of the unfortunate predators that are out there right now, trying to be greedy," said Patricia K. Macht, an official of the California Public Employees Retirement Systemm.
"There was absolutely the tendency to hold them back because of the competition," said Mrs. Ebling, who still does substitute teaching in Haddonfield.
