Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

Sheeps wrote: »

Fairly sexist remark. How would the yes side react if the no side were to simply pass off what they were saying and accredit their airtime to their physical appearance?

It's not a vile sexist remark. As I mentioned the pro life groups have a habit of putting young women at the front of their marches. It's to make them look pro woman and not full of old people. The rest of the marchers are always a lot older. Even on publicity photo's it's like that. You hardly ever see pro life groups putting up photo's of a load of geriatrics campaigning. They always try to portray themselves as being a youthful movement. And it's like that all over the world.

It's the marketing strategy of the pro life groups. It's not sexist to point this out.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Very disappointing result, it is a total disregard for basic biology and shows most Irish being happy to just be sheep and not think for them selves instead wanting to virtue signal and aspire to been what is perceived as being the cosmopolitan modern society that is bigger than what we actually are in reality. When the legalise child marriage referendum comes about I am leaving this **** hole.

If you're looking to move to a country with more restrictive abortion laws you're going to have to look beyond most Western societies I'm afraid...maybe Saudi Arabia?

I was confident of yes winning, but the margin is remarkable.

My fear was yes might be to reliant on young people or affluent areas like Dublin, Wicklow etc just getting it over the line which would have left a sour taste in the mouth of the rest of the country.

However it looks like all age groups bar over 65's have voted in there numbers for yes and supposedly solid no areas have flipped to repeal. I was heartened also by 40% of over 65's voting repeal, ignore the sneering of some on both sides who ignored that there was diversity of thought from these people.

Tedious bores may sneer at young people, but this is a resounding vote from pretty much all demos in Ireland where vast majority probably never even heard of such dismissive terms as "sjws" etc.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Very disappointing result, it is a total disregard for basic biology and shows most Irish being happy to just be sheep and not think for them selves instead wanting to virtue signal and aspire to been what is perceived as being the cosmopolitan modern society that is bigger than what we actually are in reality. When the legalise child marriage referendum comes about I am leaving this **** hole.

Let the people decide and we all have the choice to leave!

Simi wrote: »

Here's a link to all the results of the exit poll https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2018/0526/966120-eighth-amendment-referendum/

I think it's interesting but it's just a poll, and yes the legislation requires a high level of debate to make sure it is robust, but what was presented to the people should be implemented in full.

From that page.

Supporters of Renua were 100% opposed to changing the Constitution.

Should that be changed to supporters/members? because they're all the same couple of guys

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Very disappointing result, it is a total disregard for basic biology and shows most Irish being happy to just be sheep and not think for them selves instead wanting to virtue signal and aspire to been what is perceived as being the cosmopolitan modern society that is bigger than what we actually are in reality. When the legalise child marriage referendum comes about I am leaving this **** hole.

As they say, the Airport is thattaway =====>

Your own reality is how you perceive it, of course, but you'd be hard pushed to describe a 70/30 win as aspirational and unrepresentative. The winning argument was that Irish women have been treated as sheep for 35 years and more and that does in fact stop now.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Very disappointing result, it is a total disregard for basic biology and shows most Irish being happy to just be sheep and not think for them selves instead wanting to virtue signal and aspire to been what is perceived as being the cosmopolitan modern society that is bigger than what we actually are in reality. When the legalise child marriage referendum comes about I am leaving this **** hole.

I hear Michael O Leary has a few seats going spare. Off you pop.

Any constituency going to reject it? How’s it looking in donegal?

STB. wrote: »

The tallies clearly indicate in both their constituncies that neither of their constituents agree with eithers stance on this issue.

An for the millionth time I'm not saying the No would win those constituencies.

The point is that in those constituencies I would not be surprised if the win % for Yes was lower than the overall national %.

And as a result the TDs in question being far more in touch with their electorate than people think.

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

An for the millionth time I'm not saying the No would win those constituencies.

The point is that in those constituencies I would not be surprised if the win % for Yes was lower than the overall national %.

And as a result the TDs in question being far more in touch with their electorate than people think.

For the millionth time thats not how majorities work.

Absolute nonsense talk.