Unlike much of the electorate, one of my friends is completely certain about the way he's going to vote. So certain, in fact, that he's a Tory councillor and chair of his county Conservative Association.
We've been having some good old ding-dongs lately, as you can imagine. However this week when I had lunch with him, he was looking pretty smug.
"I've got a secret weapon," he said.
He had received a request at the party office to pay a visit to someone in his ward. "The Brethren would like to help you". Very mysterious. He went to the address, where a tall quietly-spoken man told him he represented the Plymouth Brethren religious community in the area.
"We'd like to help with the election campaign", he offered, to my friend's surprise. "Could we deliver leaflets for you in the local area?"
Well yes, he said. But how does that work? I understand Exclusive Brethren don't vote in elections.
"That's right", he said. "We won't be voting. But we believe in the family values that the Conservatives are promoting. Every member of our community is praying very hard every day for David Cameron to win."
They have already delivered several thousand leaflets. Not to mention their direct line to divine intervention. God does indeed move in mysterious ways.
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