The AH Euro Election thread

c_man

With only five days to go, let's try for our own poll here. Who will be getting your first preference next Friday?

I'll be voting for Ming (an Independent). I was let down with the whole penalty points thing but he seems like a smart guy, and asks the right kind of questions.

Will the Shinners be the big winners? Will Fianna Fail make up for their loss of the Dail? Will Labour find a saviour?

sydthebeat

Why don't you create a poll of the candidates?

c_man

Ok ok, I did. Calm down :P

sydthebeat

c_man wrote: »

Ok ok, I did. Calm down :P

Apologies, when i posted there was no poll.. by i think candidates would be better

bop1977

Where's the "none of the above" option?

corner of hells

bop1977 wrote: »

Where's the "none of the above" option?

I'm voting for you , bop , for asking the questions that need to be asked.

c_man

bop1977 wrote: »

Where's the "none of the above" option?

Fair point, forgot about that.


Feel free to spoil your post.

Lapin

Ming !

kneemos

c_man wrote: »

Fair point, forgot about that.


Feel free to spoil your post.

No water charges.

Menas

Will be out of the country so not voting.

Banjo String

Matt Carthy of Sinn Féin will be getting my number one.

SEPT 23 1989

i am looking forward to an orderly election on Friday, which will eliminate the need for a violent blood bath.

Satriale

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

i am looking forward to an orderly election on Friday, which will eliminate the need for a violent blood bath.

spoilsport....

pajor

Pretty good test, no surprises for me though. :pac:

http://www.electio2014.eu/matchyourvote/votingrecords

wp_rathead

Marian Harkin was gonna get my No.1 vote but found out she one of the many canditates who support getting rid of recent abortion legislation

So now only left with Mark Deary the Greens..

Pumpkinseeds

I'll be voting for an Independent who has proven themselves in the community over the years. I'm guessing that there'll be a very low turnout, except for the die hards who've always voted for (insert party here) regardless and always will. There's not a chance I'll even consider giving my vote to one of the main party candidates.

South Constituency here.

I haven't looked at all the independents running yet but if none of them appeal to me then I'll be voting for Phil Prendergast of Labour, with the Green candidate getting my second preference. Essentially they're the lesser of the evils on choice.

I won't vote for the Sinn Féin candidate in Europe as I don't really agree with the party's euroscepticism.

I won't vote Direct Democracy Ireland because they're batshít insane.

And I refuse to vote for anybody from Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael in Europe because their MEPs all voted in favour of a conservative-backed motion that blocked the backing of an important report on women's reproductive rights and LGBT rights. :mad: (The voter breakdown list says Seán Kelly voted against the motion but after googling I found out that it was mistaken and he actually voted for it - a shame, because I had been considering voting for him before finding this out).

cloud493

Sinn fein. Theres a poster on my road for that prick Brian McDonagh I see every time I go to work, infuriating.

DrumSteve

Im not sure who ill vote for but I know who it wont be. Brian Hayes.

Reprehensible is the word that comes to mind.

Amirani

Eamonn Ryan (Green) in Dublin constituency.

jonnny68

People before profit and Independent.

Brid Smith and David Gaughran and Ciaran Perry.

SF and PBP and Independents will be the big winners.

The Backwards Man

Never seen an election with so few I want to vote for. I'm probably going to have to put Ming in the top three. Jesus.

Think I'll have to give Lorraine Higgins my number one. Double Jesus.

First Up

jonnny68 wrote: »

People before profit and Independent.

Brid Smith and David Gaughran and Ciaran Perry.

SF and PBP and Independents will be the big winners.

And what's that going to achieve?

My boss was talking about a game that used to be played in elections - give your preferences in order as you thought they were going to eliminated - so that your vote was transferred in each round.

I haven't decided yet how I will vote.

Lenin Skynard

Matt Carthy(SF) and Mark Dearey(Green) will be getting my vote. Might stick in Marian Harkin or the blind cannabis campaigner in at number three just for the sake of a non-FG/FF/Lab transfer.

foggy_lad

Green Party 10% and the mad murdering shinner bombers are topping the polls with 28%

Irish people deserve everything they get if they vote anything like this poll indicates!

Who in their right mind would vote for the party that stood by and watched and cheered on as Fianna Failed destroyed the country?

Worse than that who would trust a pack of murderers liars and convicted terrorists? Sinn Feins only policy is a 32 county republic and they will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.

Lenin Skynard

foggy_lad wrote: »

Who in their right mind would vote for the party that stood by and watched and cheered on as Fianna Failed destroyed the country?

Yeah I wouldn't vote for Fine Gael either.

Skeleton XIII

Luke Flanagan all the way. **** the rest.

The Diabolical Monocle

Considering Sinn Fein after that conveniently timed Gerry farce that played out up north.

SafeSurfer

The war between Independent Newspapers and Sinn Fein in the run up to this election is interesting. I have never voted for SF but find it nauseating to see a tax exile billionaire who made his fortune through political corruption in Ireland try desperately to influence the outcome of elections in this country.

Rasheed

I'm between Ming for the turf or Matt Carthy because he's a ride.

Spring Onion

The lack of choice in Ireland is infuriating!!! :mad:

FF, FG, Lab, Greens have proven themselves duplicitous, corrupt or self serving.

So that leaves;
(1) Sinn Fein
(2) Independent

What a choice . I have serious misgivings on SF and I always will.

I will probably go #1 for Ming (IND) but I might put Carthy (SF) #2 - more of a protest vote than anything else because I doubt I could bring myself to vote SF in a general election. I would be frightened if they ever got into government (even though its a distinct possibility in 2016).

I think we need a new party or two to provide a credible option.

Birroc

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Eamonn Ryan (Green) in Dublin constituency.

Actually I hope he gets in. A very decent and honest man.

Birroc

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Considering Sinn Fein after that conveniently timed Gerry farce that played out up north.

wendell borton

José Bové for Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1riGwPStcPo

Banjo String

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The war between Independent Newspapers and Sinn Fein in the run up to this election is interesting. I have never voted for SF but find it nauseating to see a tax exile billionaire who made his fortune through political corruption in Ireland try desperately to influence the outcome of elections in this country.

Excellent summarisation tbh, WTF does the Indo hope to achieve with its daily bolloxolgy headlines anyway?2

Reading the comments on a daily basis, it is clear to see that reverse psychology has definitely taken place.

All they've did was further the SF surge with the anti-SF rhetoric.

golfball37

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The war between Independent Newspapers and Sinn Fein in the run up to this election is interesting. I have never voted for SF but find it nauseating to see a tax exile billionaire who made his fortune through political corruption in Ireland try desperately to influence the outcome of elections in this country.

They went way ott this weekend though. Polling the public on whether someone is guilty of murder is just scandalous. Not withstanding the impertinence of it surely it would prejudice any future trial if forthcoming?
Today then one piece is accusing the women running in the euros of knowing all Adams secrets surrounding his brother and they should be ostricised for this.
Truly shocking stuff and to think they consider themselves a serious newspaper.

Days 298

Voting for the Greens is like asking to be taxed more. And frankly you deserve it.

First Up

Banjo String wrote: »

Excellent summarisation tbh, WTF does the Indo hope to achieve with its daily bolloxolgy headlines anyway?2

Reading the comments on a daily basis, it is clear to see that reverse psychology has definitely taken place.

All they've did was further the SF surge with the anti-SF rhetoric.

So people who wouldn't vote SF because they don't like their history or policies are going to vote for them because a newspaper says nasty things about their leader?
With an electorate like that, we deserve whatever we get.

MRnotlob606

COME ON INDEPENDENTS

Fred Swanson

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donegal__road

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The war between Independent Newspapers and Sinn Fein in the run up to this election is interesting. I have never voted for SF but find it nauseating to see a tax exile billionaire who made his fortune through political corruption in Ireland try desperately to influence the outcome of elections in this country.

and who's company (which was purchased with an Anglo 'loan') is overseeing the installation of water meters at the same time..... you couldn't make it up if you tried.

keith16

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Think I'll have to give Lorraine Higgins my number one. Double Jesus.

please don't give that hypocrite your vote

RayM

If the Ireland South constituency had a Socialist Party or PBP candidate, I'd vote for them. I'm thinking of holding my nose and voting for Fine Gael (Simon Harris) because if he gets elected to the European Parliament, there'll be a by-election here in Wicklow. And I like elections.

SafeSurfer

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Voting SF in both elections. No other preferences will be given.

Why not continue your preferences for other candidates. This is how proportional representation with a single transferable vote works. If your 1st and 2nd preference are for SF candidates then your 3rd preference will only come into play after your 1st and 2nd preferred candidates have either been eliminated or elected with a surplus. Your lower preferences can and should be used in the order of who you would most like to see get elected. For example your 2nd or 3rd preference could elect an independent instead of a FF/Lab/FG candidate.

Fred Swanson

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jonnny68

First Up wrote: »

And what's that going to achieve?

Change, badly needed change.

Just a pity it's not a general election.

Joe prim

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

i am looking forward to an orderly election on Friday, which will eliminate the need for a violent blood bath.

Good luck with that, I foresee massive civic unrest breaking out when we realise that , due to a quirk in the voting system, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen have been nominated as substitutes to replace some other morons on some county council somewhere, thus trebling their pension entitlements, and finally cracking the infinite patience of our people. Riots in Roscommon, gassings in Galway, war in West Clare, and fellas on Syrian telly shaking their heads and calling for international intervention.In the end, the Brits will probably have to step in to restore order.

Clandestine

jonnny68 wrote: »

SF and PBP and Independents will be the big winners.

People before profit and the Socialists will need a miracle to get even one TD elected.

jonnny68

Clandestine wrote: »

People before profit and the Socialists will need a miracle to get even one TD elected.

That's strange as they have a couple of TD's right now so your comments don't make any sense at all.

They'll do very well in these elections next Friday , people are sick of the same old party's, and their lies and empty promises like a vicious merry go round.

sock puppet

Clandestine wrote: »

People before profit and the Socialists will need a miracle to get even one TD elected.

Huh? There are only 2 dail spots up for grabs and they've a better chance than labour of winning.