GE Exit Poll 10 pm

FrancieBrady

is_that_so wrote: »

What seems to be emerging, as Teresa Reidy said, is voters just going for the SF brand regardless of who was running.

Makes a change from just voting for who mammy and daddy and granny and granda voted for.

lmimmfn

gmisk wrote: »

I asked what they wanted on the door and they couldn't tell me!
Knocked on wrong doors I'd say

Lmfao, I didn't see many knocking on doors now tbf.

listermint

is_that_so wrote: »

What seems to be emerging, as Teresa Reidy said, is voters just going for the SF brand regardless of who was running. There was a comment about a candidate in Kildare I think who was first eliminated in the locals and is flying in this. The interest will be who they voted for next.

Personally i don't get how why people draw real comparison between local elections and government elections.

There's a stark difference in reasons and influence.

is_that_so

LFC CONNAUGHTON wrote: »

I was just pointing out how much of a surprise that result must have been for everyone.

I think the original commentary on this was more of a what to expect than a prediction.

gmisk

BarryD2 wrote: »

Hardly believable that a pretty invisible TD like Kathleen Funchion could top the poll whilst the very capable Lisa Chambers might lose her seat. Same for Mythen in Wexford - how/ why could people justify sticking his name to No1?

The SF election literature was not about the candidates, no contact information at all on ours for the SF candidate. It was just a photo of the candidate alongside brand Mary Lou, a bit of negative blurb on FF/FG and that was it.

Unbelievable that the electorate has fallen for this 'change'.

The SF election literature I got was all on local candidate (aeongus) and canvasser was same

The Rape of Lucretia

gmisk wrote: »

At the grass roots at the ground on the ground level....waffle

At least he as with a party who doesnt have 'in the ground' in its political vocabulary.

Eric Cartman

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Health care, child care and transport are a massive chunk out of my wages. FG have no intention of solving these issues

and other parties have no ability to solve these either. Most of the parties want to increase transport costs or are willing to sit down with the greens and blame them. Childare and healthcare can only be solved by dissolving unions and the book of quantum or piling stupid amounts of money at it that realistically has to come from your pocket and my pocket because therell be riots if those under 35k have to pay anything and those over 200k and corporations would just throw the fingers up and go live in malta or the UAE.

LFC CONNAUGHTON

is_that_so wrote: »

I think the original commentary on this was more of a what to expect than a prediction.

I'd say these must not have been written too recently, seem to underestimate the SF rise in a few constituencies.

Stheno

From the counts so far it looks to me like Sinn Fein have taken a lot of votes from other parties like labour, solidarity and people before profit.

Be interesting to see how the transfers go

Hercule Poirot

elperello wrote: »

He's a TD not a tarmac contractor.
But now that you mention it very similar patter.

I was being semi serious, my uncle always gives him first preference because he helped him get the pavement lowered outside his driveway in the late 90's - won't hear a bad word said against him

is_that_so

listermint wrote: »

Personally i don't get how why people draw real comparison between local elections and government elections.

There's a stark difference in reasons and influence.

Well SF did and that's why they ran the number they did. It's also the pool they all dip into for GE candidates, i.e. people, who have been successfully elected.

is_that_so

Murphy speaks well. Shouldn't have been in Housing but articulate and impressive.

ShamoBuc

astrofool wrote: »

There will be a lot of SF topping the polls (by large margins) due to FF/FG trying to get 2-3 seats

I expect a lot more SF candidates the next time around.
It would have been very interesting in Cork North Central had Johnathan O'Brien ran aswell as Tommy Gould. With all the change there, they could have gotten in 2 rather than 1.

Brendan Bendar

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Health care, child care and transport are a massive chunk out of my wages. FG have no intention of solving these issues

Neither have SF.

Pal, do you seriously think that these issues can be solved without screwing you for tax, because the Shinners supporters certainly won’t be asked to pay.

One way or the other, you.....will......pay

lmimmfn

Lol great question for Eoghan Murphy, "Your own failure as housing minister"

Christy42

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Brexit tired people out.

Even though FG had to do the talks cause someone had to people just are sick of it.

I mean not that sick of it. They look to be the largest party still so far so we could still end up with Leo leading the government

The Rape of Lucretia

Super interview with Eoghan Murphy there. Very competent and clear. No discussion with the fundamentally undermocratic SF at all. Definitive statement from a well spoken Michael's boy.

thequarefellow

BarryD2 wrote: »

Hardly believable that a pretty invisible TD like Kathleen Funchion could top the poll whilst the very capable Lisa Chambers might lose her seat. Same for Mythen in Wexford - how/ why could people justify sticking his name to No1?

The SF election literature was not about the candidates, no contact information at all on ours for the SF candidate. It was just a photo of the candidate alongside brand Mary Lou, a bit of negative blurb on FF/FG and that was it.

Unbelievable that the electorate has fallen for this 'change'.

People wanted to give FFG a real bruising. Voting SF was the most convincing way of doing that. It has worked.

Eoghan Murphy making a fool of himself here

gmisk

lmimmfn wrote: »

Lol great question for Eoghan Murphy, "Your own failure as housing minister"

He doesn't seem to have a clue what's going on...so pretty much the usual.
Dobson not going easy on him to be fair.

ChikiChiki

Wow, strong words from Eoghan Murphy against SF.

leahyl

Woah the SF guy in Waterford got two quotas on the first count!

RandomViewer

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

At least he as with a party who doesnt have 'in the ground' in its political vocabulary.

Noonan retired ,

Hercule Poirot

lmimmfn wrote: »

Lol great question for Eoghan Murphy, "Your own failure as housing minister"

I will credit him for standing firm on the no SF policy, no backtracking anyways

Sir Oxman

Christy42 wrote: »

I mean not that sick of it. They look to be the largest party still so far so we could still end up with Leo leading the government

No-one has said FG will be the largest party either in seats or votes?

thequarefellow

is_that_so wrote: »

Murphy speaks well. Shouldn't have been in Housing but articulate and impressive.

articulate? very. But impressive?

Grab All Association

Says the guy who’s party is funded by a man tax resident in Malta.

LeinsterDub

Eric Cartman wrote: »

and other parties have no ability to solve these either.

We've given FF and FG 90 years to try solve these issues. I think we can risk giving left leaning parties 5 years or so

Cheerful Spring2

thequarefellow wrote: »

articulate? very. But impressive?

Listening to him now understood why housing is a mess. Completely out of touch with reality like most FG hardline supporters.

RandomViewer

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Wow, strong words from Eoghan Murphy against SF.

It's Eoghan Murphy , not known for his grasp of anything.