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Who has canvassed you for your vote?

  • 23-02-2011 6:55pm
    #1
    tom thum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭


    Hi. I am unemployed so im at home all day and night mostly. All the politicians are saying this is the most important election in the states history, yet I have only had ONE candidate call to the door. John Halligan called today. Thats it. I cant believe I have only been canvassed once for my vote. And i live in Portlaw , where two of the candidates are from.
    How many candidates have called to you looking for your vote? Actual candidates, not someone canvassing on their behalf.


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  • #2
    deisedevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,252 ✭✭✭deisedevil


    Thankfully haven't met any.

    Paudie Coffey did leave me his autograph on a damaged card of propganda.


  • #3
    Roanmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Roanmore


    No actual candidate called but on separate occasions we've had people from the Coffey and Deasy camps.


  • #4
    Chris P. Bacon
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    My mate lives in Portlaw and he said Paudie and Seamus Ryan called to his house.

    I met Gerry Adams and David Cullinane in Ring last week while they were canvassing.


  • #5
    Sully
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    Where you based Tom? Afaik, Fine Gael has covered pretty much all of Tramore (at least for Paudie Coffey).. they were knocking on doors also..


  • #6
    tom thum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭tom thum


    Sully wrote: »
    Where you based Tom? Afaik, Fine Gael has covered pretty much all of Tramore (at least for Paudie Coffey).. they were knocking on doors also..
    based in portlaw in the centre of the village and only met one candidate. John Halligan. And im at home all of the time. So i thought it was odd that i only got one call at the door.


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  • #7
    Sully
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    tom thum wrote: »
    based in portlaw in the centre of the village and only met one candidate. John Halligan. And im at home all of the time. So i thought it was odd that i only got one call at the door.

    You have at least two candidates in Portlaw, I very much doubt they didn't canvass their own area. You sure you just didn't miss them?


  • #8
    tom thum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭tom thum


    Sully wrote: »
    You have at least two candidates in Portlaw, I very much doubt they didn't canvass their own area. You sure you just didn't miss them?
    No. As i said , im at home all day and night. And ive actually stayed in the last couple of weeks hoping that they would call. Ive gotten plenty of rubbish through the door but no face to face interaction. And you are right. We have two candidates out here.


  • #9
    daenerysstormborn3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,213 ✭✭✭daenerysstormborn3


    We've had Fine Gael to the door here (Slieverue) 4 times now, including the time my boyfriend went into town and on his way back out caught some Fine Gael head trying to put 3 huge posters up on our land. Each time they are told to get lost, you'd think they would tell each other not to bother calling to particular houses.


  • #10
    MitchKoobski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭MitchKoobski


    Living up between Rice Park and Castle Street.

    David Cullinane stopped by a few weeks back.
    John Halligan canvasser knocked on the door, then John came over himself for a chat.
    Joe Tobin handed in a leaflet, couldnt really get a conversation out of him tbh. Seemed tired.

    Spotted FG canvassing down the road when I was coming back from the shop, but was suprised when I just got a leaflet in the door instead.
    Leaflet from Labour but nothing at all from Kenneally.


  • #11
    Tangled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭Tangled


    Living in Dungarvan town, two callers were people representing Paudie Coffey and people representing Ciara Conway. No actual candidate called. Someone left a leaflet for Tom Higgins in the porch one day when the front door was open and we were in the kitchen (we could probably be seen from the door). That's all - anything else we got came in the post.


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  • #12
    Boskowski
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    Tramore, Brendan Keneally.
    "I know we're not the most popular ATM, but Brendan is a good guy really."


  • #13
    kingstapler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭kingstapler


    Boskowski wrote: »
    Tramore, Brendan Keneally.
    "I know we're not the most popular ATM, but Brendan is a good guy really."

    Fair play to him for trying, dont they say God loves a tryer and thats all that Brendan Keneally's campaign was doing there. I may not agree with them but fair play to him if you know what I mean.


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