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What did you hope for?

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  • 26-02-2011 1:37pm
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    RandomName2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭


    When you voted what did you hope would be the outcome; regardless of who you voted for?
    • Did you hope for a coalition government of FG-Labour?
    • A majority government of FG or Labour?
    • A coalition involving Fianna Fail?
    • SF/FF/Labour as the main opposition party?
    • A government strongly influenced by independents or minority parties (PBP,Socialists, etc)?

    Personally I hoped for either A FG-Labour government and FF opposition, or a majority FG government with Labour opposition.

    (possibility of a poll, mods?)
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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,843 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I know that I don't want FF in at all, ever as they have shown that they are a negative force in terms of the country's best interests.
    However, whilst FG haevn't shown themselves to be anywhere near as corrupt as FF, they aren't saints either and I don't trust them.
    Lab are too close to the unions and we really do need to do something about the public service.
    As for SF, tbh I felt that a lot of what they were saying was unrealistic.
    As for indys, I'm not sure that they will be a benefit for the nation (based on the most obvious examples we've had recently)

    I really wished for a "None of the above" option yesterday but given the lack of available choice, I guess that I would opt for FG/Lab colaition


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    orourkeda
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    My main hope for this election was that FF take a hiding.

    It looks like they will based on current infor.


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    mike65
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    FG to be able to govern without Labour.


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    leincar
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    My first preference would have been a Fine Gael overall majority followed by Fine Gael/Labour and finally Fine Gael/Independent.

    However, my greatest wish was that Fianna Fáil would be sodomised by the Irish electorate without benefit of lubrication. Wish granted.


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    chelseavera
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭chelseavera


    1st priority of course was that FF took one hell of a beating
    2nd That FG needed Labour to form coalition
    3rd Improved showing of Labour overall

    So - all good there.
    Just a minor glitch, in so far as Callery looks likely to hold his seat here in Mayo. I had hoped for a wipeout. A stronger Labour candidate than Cowley might have delivered ... but at the moment Kilcoyne(ind), Ruane(SF) and Cowley seem to be falling short. No idea how transfers will go. Still.....fingers crossed!


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