Politicians ignoring me! Don't they want my vote?

L'Enfer du Nord

I just walked past Mary Fitzpatrick twice on the way to and from the shop, on the way back I standing for a while a set of traffic lights, neither she nor her entourage approached me or gave me a leaflet. Am I supposed to make the first move? I'd say I'm fairly approachable, certainly beggars approach me at the very same spot regularly.

A similar thing happened me outside a Dunnes in Galway at the last local election, the candidate ignored me twice. His platform was a bit vague so I though maybe he was a closet anti immigrant candidate. (I look a bit foreign).

Any way do you think these people are profiling passers by, bit stupid really cause I certainly won't vote for someone who won't even ask me to.

SeaDaily

Not sure what the problem is here. You should be glad they are leaving you alone.

kneemos

You look foreign.

hfallada

Im sorry but I was busy getting on with my day. The last thing I want is a politician giving me some BS reason to vote for them, when I have places to go. There was nothing stopping you approaching her and asking her a question if you felt it was that important, for your voice to be heard.

Banjo String

Shower more often.

gugleguy

Same happened me OP . The candidate deliberately avoided me so I will not vote for her. (Not the same lady here). The Irish political establishment in term of government and opposition is quite back biting and self serving in equal measure. So OP still go to a voting station and vote. Just vote.

Slicemeister

They seem to be only interested in front door knocking imo. They're working a numbers game off a voting register. Not interested in loose members of public where they're unsure of the approached' voting status or constituency.

SEPT 23 1989

Slicemeister wrote: »

They seem to be only interested in front door knocking.

not one knock on my door

muppetkiller

You probably look like a middle income earner, they don't care for you people.

The only thing you're good for is paying huge amounts of tax and getting nothing in return.

Alf. A. Male

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

not one knock on my door

Same here. I have a feeling the cowards are avoiding what would be a fairly, eh, lively estate.

mathie

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Same here. I have a feeling the cowards are avoiding what would be a fairly, eh, lively estate.

Is that code for a swinging estate?

Alf. A. Male

mathie wrote: »

Is that code for a swinging estate?

Yeh, kinda, I mean they'd get lynched.

yeahimhere

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Yeh, kinda, I mean they'd get lynched.

Some estates are known for not being arsed voting and give the most hassle. Why would you bother canvassing if they couldn't be bothered voting? And that is not being too disillusioned to vote, just too lazy.

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Good Christ, that must have been humiliating OP.

Only one thing more degrading than politicians ignoring you and that's when chuggers do.

L'Enfer du Nord

Slicemeister wrote: »

They seem to be only interested in front door knocking imo. They're working a numbers game off a voting register. Not interested in loose members of public where they're unsure of the approached' voting status or constituency.

They haven't knocked on my door, but I live in a block of flats. Not one candidate has approached me for this election so far and I live less than a km from Leinster House. They regularly call to my parents house in the suburbs, in fact the last time I called over to them they took a while to come to the door because they thought I was an other canvasser.

L'Enfer du Nord

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Good Christ, that must have been humiliating OP.

Only one thing more degrading than politicians ignoring you and that's when chuggers do.

I've never sunken that low, thank god.

The Backwards Man

The shinners just knocked on my door, told them it was a toss up between them and FF for my first preference. Went away happy.

Suckers!

Alf. A. Male

yeahimhere wrote: »

Some estates are known for not being arsed voting and give the most hassle. Why would you bother canvassing if they couldn't be bothered voting? And that is not being too disillusioned to vote, just too lazy.

Will they let you into the polling station on your high horse?

Dyr

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The shinners just knocked on my door, told them it was a toss up between them and FF for my first preference. Went away happy.

Suckers!

they know where you live now

Slicemeister

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Will they let you into the polling station on your high horse?

Why let in animals hoof no voting rights whatsoever?

yeahimhere

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Will they let you into the polling station on your high horse?

Of course not, my stable boy will care for him outside.

Edit: and rather than just be scarky back to your silly comment I'll back up my earlier remark. You can look at the electoral roll and see who's registered to vote. And you'll find in some estates a lot of houses haven't bothered registering.

Demonique

I've PMed several candidates on Facebook and quite a number of them couldn't be bothered to get back to me.

Mary O'Rourke's son was all 'Why not call me or make an appointment to meet me. I regard this issue as far too Complex and personal to 'discuss' via PM's on FB! Thanks'

L'Enfer du Nord

At a previous general election I Facebook messaged every candidate 2 questions, "what are you going to do for cyclists"' "what are you going to do for people living in rented accommodation". Didn't receive a single reply.