After Hours Presidential Election Poll

haley79 · 23-10-2018 08:33AM

NIMAN wrote: »

Joan Freeman looks about 120.

so would you if you were drinking 2 bottles of brandy and smoking 80 benson a day

badtoro · 23-10-2018 08:36AM

There are zero candidates worth voting for in this election imo. I'll either spoil my vote, or vote for Freeman only that it may give Pieta house some publicity if she gets a few votes.

Berserker · 23-10-2018 09:07AM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Wasn't Dev 90-something when he was president? No one had objections back then...

The Queen was going full tilt until a few years back and she is much older. Don't see age as an issue myself.

mikemac2 wrote: »

He used to throw in the ball in All Ireland finals and then helpers had to hurry him off before he got clattered. Was near blind at the end

Was that not a local priest or bishop? Recall seeing old black and white footage of that.

_Brian wrote: »

I voted for him last time round, he’s performed flawlessly.

What did you make of his praise for Castro?

badtoro wrote: »

There are zero candidates worth voting for in this election imo. I'll either spoil my vote, or vote for Freeman only that it may give Pieta house some publicity if she gets a few votes.

Pieta house is a wonderful cause and she is the only candidate who might be out of pocket, realistically, for the campaign, if she doesn't reach the quota. The rest can easily afford to blow €300K on a campaign.

Roger_007 · 23-10-2018 09:09AM

Have the Russians hacked this thread yet?

WoollyRedHat · 23-10-2018 09:10AM

Is Seán Gallagher too bald a basis for not voting him as president? Well yes actually it is. That and he resembles a conniving thumb.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 23-10-2018 09:11AM

I reckon Casey has a good 95% of voters behind him at this stage.

wakka12 · 23-10-2018 09:15AM

Hes old of course but only 77. He may well have over another decade left if he looks after his health, I dont see why it matters how old a candidate is really

suicide_circus · 23-10-2018 09:43AM

Roger_007 wrote: »

Have the Russians hacked this thread yet?

nyet

DChancer · 23-10-2018 10:03AM

Sariah Tall Babe wrote: »

I reckon Casey has a good 95% of voters behind him at this stage.

Cant see him even getting 5% in the actual election.

PlaneSpeeking · 23-10-2018 10:17AM

DChancer wrote: »

Cant see him even getting 5% in the actual election.

Will you be prepared to acknowledge how wrong you were after the result ?

Roger_007 · 23-10-2018 10:22AM

DChancer wrote: »

Cant see him even getting 5% in the actual election.

I don't expect him to win, but he will get more than 5%. Unlike the other candidates he just says what he thinks and feels. This has resonated with a lot of voters, (at least anyone that I've been talking to).
There are a lot of parrellels with the Trump campaign. I don't think that Trump expected to win the presidency when he started his campaign, so he was not constrained by the usual rules of the election game, i.e. 'Dont offend anyone'. So he just blurted out whatever he thought or believed irrespective of who was offended. He was probably as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered that many people agreed with him.
Don't be surprised if Casey does very well in the election.

DChancer · 23-10-2018 10:26AM

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Will you be prepared to acknowledge how wrong you were after the result ?

will you?
If he gets more than 5% of course I will acknowledge the fact.
I just doubt very much that those who actually go out to vote will cast their vote in favour of bigoted neo nazi like casey.

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-10-2018 10:29AM

DChancer wrote: »

will you?
If he gets more than 5% of course I will acknowledge the fact.
I just doubt very much that those who actually go out to vote will cast their vote in favour of bigoted neo nazi like casey.

Are you sure you arent going over the top? just a little?

McMurphy · 23-10-2018 10:30AM

DChancer wrote: »

will you?
If he gets more than 5% of course I will acknowledge the fact.
I just doubt very much that those who actually go out to vote will cast their vote in favour of bigoted neo nazi like casey.

It is neo Nazi now to want to see all sections of society treated the same

Did you think your post out properly before hitting the submit button?

DChancer · 23-10-2018 10:33AM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

It is neo Nazi now to want to see all sections of society treated the same

Did you think your post out properly before hitting the submit button?

Spreading hate and division!
Targeting the most marginalized!
Yup, I thought a lot about my post, thought a lot about Pastor Niemuller as well!

PlaneSpeeking · 23-10-2018 10:37AM

DChancer wrote: »

Spreading hate and division!
Targeting the most marginalized!
Yup, I thought a lot about my post, thought a lot about Pastor Niemuller as well!

It's Niemoller.

And seriously dude when you have to go down the Nazi comparison route - your argument is dying on it's arse.

hurler32 · 23-10-2018 10:38AM

DChancer wrote: »

Spreading hate and division!
Targeting the most marginalized!
Yup, I thought a lot about my post, thought a lot about Pastor Niemuller as well!

It highlights how many people have been negatively affected by the traveller community be that robbing , intimidating , refusing to work , fraudulent claims etc etc
The people of Ireland have had enough .

kenmc · 23-10-2018 10:40AM

Pretty sure Miggledy Higgins is the only one of them with a song written about him. And a children's storybook. That's enough for me, he's got my vote

statesaver · 23-10-2018 10:45AM

Any Polls out this week ?

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-10-2018 11:01AM

hurler32 wrote: »

It highlights how many people have been negatively affected by the traveller community be that robbing , intimidating , refusing to work , fraudulent claims etc etc
The people of Ireland have had enough .

They have had enough and are not willing to do anything meaningful about it. What wilöl happen if Casey becomes president?
Erm, bugger all.

Pikey · 23-10-2018 11:02AM

How an out and out socialist like Higgins suddenly starts living the high life...government jets, expensive hotels..salary huge...

It just demonstrates that socialism is utterly flawed.

Eventually, the pigs become more and more like humans, and their slogan changes to "four legs good, two legs better."

deaddonkey15 · 23-10-2018 11:03AM

DChancer wrote: »

will you?
If he gets more than 5% of course I will acknowledge the fact.
I just doubt very much that those who actually go out to vote will cast their vote in favour of bigoted neo nazi like casey.

How is he a neo-nazi? What an utterly stupid thing to write.

PlaneSpeeking · 23-10-2018 11:06AM

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

How is he a neo-nazi? What an utterly stupid thing to write.

Completely and utterly.

But hey don't forget - if we don't buy into the left's bollocks, we're Hitler. And Goebbels.

Pikey · 23-10-2018 11:10AM

I'm voting for Casey!

He hasn't backed down on his comments and has shown a backbone. Something that has been missing for quite a while in Ireland.

And another thing is...in the past 5 days everybody I have spoken to literally is now voting for Casey (at least that's what they say). Given that all of those people I spoke to have paid tax/paying tax. They also all had stories about negative experiences with Travellers. The straw that broke the camels back is the cohort of them wanting stables in a new housing estate.

What about the homeless people, single mothers, genuine refugees?

Pikey · 23-10-2018 11:14AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

They have had enough and are not willing to do anything meaningful about it. What wilöl happen if Casey becomes president?
Erm, bugger all.

If he becomes president? Hmm let me think? What about the exit polls and sending a clear message to the government that the new president spoke out on a topic which is contentious.

Also, Vradkar has zero right to tell people not to vote for Casey!

NIMAN · 23-10-2018 11:15AM

Pikey wrote: »

I'm voting for Casey!

Given your username, I must say I'm surprised.

lalababa · 23-10-2018 11:17AM

Pikey wrote: »

How an out and out socialist like Higgins suddenly starts living the high life...government jets, expensive hotels..salary huge...

It just demonstrates that socialism is utterly flawed.

Eventually, the pigs become more and more like humans, and their slogan changes to "four legs good, two legs better."

Living the high Life? That man is run off his feet. Just think of the hours and travel and social funtions he is expected to do, where he is mostly the center of attention, he has to entertain, he has to be friendly, he has to put across difficult points to other heads of state and officials without offending or causing controversy, he has to study bills going through the houses. And at his age I'll be lucky to dress myself and plank in front of the TV.
PS I think he is probably Getting Abit old for the modern role of president, and should wind down Abit.
The attacks on Higgins about living the high Life and expenses are a complete red herring and in some ways more worring than the perceived view of the Montrose bubble about trumpian tactics.

Geuze · 23-10-2018 11:18AM

Sariah Tall Babe wrote: »

I reckon Casey has a good 95% of voters behind him at this stage.

While I welcome politicians telling the truth, and not avoiding the truth, there is no way 95% of people will support Casey.

I welcome him highlighting the massive welfare dependency in Ireland.

But I also want focus put on tax evasion by high earners.

suicide_circus · 23-10-2018 11:35AM

I'll vote Casey in the full and certain knowledge that he won't win.

Pikey · 23-10-2018 11:53AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

I'll vote Casey in the full and certain knowledge that he won't win.

I don't know. Could be close.

After Hours Presidential Election Poll

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