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Is it just me or have SF vanished?

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  • #5732
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    aido79 wrote: »
    I doubt everyone who voted for FF did so because they didn't want a FF/FG coalition. Some probably did but not the full 25%

    The poll closest to the vote indicated that the party people least wanted to see in government was SF.

    I'm actually dont want to dig at SF, it's this "change" soundbite


  • #5733
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Who both in turn stated they would not go in with SF.

    So we can't form a government

    Back to the election boxes we go. Every young person in Ireland will be out to vote, they have all seen what went on before the election (Keep Sinn Fein out) and whats going on now (Keep Sinn Fein out)

    Id imagine that 25% will be alot higher!


  • #5734
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Well if i voted for a party who stated "We will not go into Govt with FG" and then changed their mind as soon as the results were out (even though we all knew they were lying all along) Id be pretty upset.

    Same way FG have broken election promises since 2011 like they are going out of fashion.

    I want a party who will fight for the people not themselves

    You voted for a party who said they would not go into government with either FF or FG but then whinged when they were excluded from government formation talks by those two parties.
    They made it sound like they would have jumped at the chance of forming a government with either FF or FG in the end.

    I would actually love to see Sinn Fein in government solely to see how many election promises they would break. I'll emigrate again if that ever happens so the mess they make won't affect me.


  • #5735
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    The poll closest to the vote indicated that the party people least wanted to see in government was SF.

    I'm actually dont want to dig at SF, it's this "change" soundbite

    And yet they still think they won the election.

    As I said earlier the inherent reason for an election is change so making it part of a election slogan doesn't make any sense to me.


  • #5736
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Back to the election boxes we go. Every young person in Ireland will be out to vote, they have all seen what went on before the election (Keep Sinn Fein out) and whats going on now (Keep Sinn Fein out)

    Id imagine that 25% will be alot higher!

    Why are you so sure it will be higher?

    I actually think another election could be disastrous for Sinn Fein. They would most likely run more candidates where new candidates would take votes away from their running mates leaving some constituencies where none of their candidates may meet the quotas and so having the opposite effect. They might end up in a situation where they get less seats. They would have a lot of work to do to convince people they are serious about forming a government if the last few months are anything to go by.


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  • #5737
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    aido79 wrote: »
    Why are you so sure it will be higher?

    I actually think another election could be disastrous for Sinn Fein. They would most likely run more candidates where new candidates would take votes away from their running mates leaving some constituencies where none of their candidates may meet the quotas and so having the opposite effect. They might end up in a situation where they get less seats. They would have a lot of work to do to convince people they are serious about forming a government if the last few months are anything to go by.

    Because young people are fed up with FF/G.

    One look at twitter etc will show you this.

    I think another election will be disastrous for FG, especially way Leo talks down to people, dosnt care what anyones saying to him. People have caught on, his election results tell us that.
    His own people in Dublin West, prefer a SF man


  • #5738
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    aido79 wrote: »
    You voted for a party who said they would not go into government with either FF or FG but then whinged when they were excluded from government formation talks by those two parties.
    They made it sound like they would have jumped at the chance of forming a government with either FF or FG in the end.

    I would actually love to see Sinn Fein in government solely to see how many election promises they would break. I'll emigrate again if that ever happens so the mess they make won't affect me.
    If you go keep an eye out for Ray Darcy. He went in protest at Enda Kenny becoming Taoiseach


  • #5739
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Because young people are fed up with FF/G.

    One look at twitter etc will show you this.

    I think another election will be disastrous for FG, especially way Leo talks down to people, dosnt care what anyones saying to him. People have caught on, his election results tell us that.
    His own people in Dublin West, prefer a SF man

    If you were to use that constituency as an example and combine the FG votes and compare them to the SF votes you'll see there's about 2000 votes in the difference. This is what I mean when I say that even if Sinn Fein were to run more candidates it might not equate to more seats. Like a lot of other constituencies where Sinn Fein done well there isn't enough place for another Sinn Fein candidate and they would be taking the chance that neither candidate might get elected.


  • #5740
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    aido79 wrote: »
    If you were to use that constituency as an example and combine the FG votes and compare them to the SF votes you'll see there's about 2000 votes in the difference. This is what I mean when I say that even if Sinn Fein were to run more candidates it might not equate to more seats. Like a lot of other constituencies where Sinn Fein done well there isn't enough place for another Sinn Fein candidate and they would be taking the chance that neither candidate might get elected.

    Roll on the new election so.


  • #5741
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Roll on the new election so.

    Yeah shouldn't be too hard to get the 5000 or so extra votes in that constituency to get 2 SF seats. Other constituencies should be fairly easy too.


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  • #5742
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    aido79 wrote: »
    Yeah shouldn't be too hard to get the 5000 or so extra votes in that constituency to get 2 SF seats. Other constituencies should be fairly easy too.

    Try asking the fishwife to give up her "Poll topper" title.


  • #5743
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    Edgware wrote: »
    If you go keep an eye out for Ray Darcy. He went in protest at Enda Kenny becoming Taoiseach

    I don't think Ray was ever going to leave. I'd probably take it more seriously if zig and zag said it.


  • #5744
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    aido79 wrote: »
    Yeah shouldn't be too hard to get the 5000 or so extra votes in that constituency to get 2 SF seats. Other constituencies should be fairly easy too.

    Well with all the lies FF and FG have been telling are getting exposed, so I think they will do quite well.

    The left will be in charge soon


  • #5745
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    Edgware wrote: »
    Try asking the fishwife to give up her "Poll topper" title.

    Should be fairly straightforward for her to convince another 2000 or so or her constituents to vote for Sinn Fein given her performance since the election shouldn't it. Nothing to worry about really is there?


  • #5746
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Well with all the lies FF and FG have been telling are getting exposed, so I think they will do quite well.

    The left will be in charge soon

    And Sinn Fein won't lie?

    What effect do you think the left being in charge will make in the grand scale of things post covid 19?


  • #5747
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    aido79 wrote: »
    And Sinn Fein won't lie?

    What effect do you think the left being in charge will make in the grand scale of things post covid 19?

    I think the left will look out for the people (or try their best anyway).

    I feel like they will at least try sort out the
    -Homeless Crisis
    -Shambles of a Health System

    Change from what we have had for the past 100 years, because its not working


  • #5748
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Well they want to sort the homeless crisis out, which FG have no intention of.
    I'll just leave THIS here then...


  • #5749
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    I'll just leave THIS here then...

    https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-figures-7-4613271-Apr2019/


  • #5750
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    aido79 wrote: »
    Should be fairly straightforward for her to convince another 2000 or so or her constituents to vote for Sinn Fein given her performance since the election shouldn't it. Nothing to worry about really is there?
    Let us know when you wake up


  • #5751
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-figures-7-4613271-Apr2019/

    Worse up north boss


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  • #5752
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    I think the left will look out for the people (or try their best anyway).

    I feel like they will at least try sort out the
    -Homeless Crisis
    -Shambles of a Health System

    Change from what we have had for the past 100 years, because its not working

    So you think nothing has improved in Ireland since 1920?


  • #5753
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    Edgware wrote: »
    Let us know when you wake up

    Why do I need to wake up?


  • #5754
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    Worse up north boss

    Ah well thats ok. Continue on as we are

    Why are we comparing ourselves to others to make us look better?

    Fact is under FG the Homeless and Housing Crisis has got to the worst its ever been.


  • #5755
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Ah well thats ok. Continue on as we are

    Why are we comparing ourselves to others to make us look better?

    Fact is under FG the Homeless and Housing Crisis has got to the worst its ever been.

    According to Simon,double the amount of homeless children in the north versus the south and we are 3 times their population, making the North 6 times worse :eek:
    Why compare? Because housing is a devolved power in the north


  • #5756
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    According to Simon,double the amount of homeless children in the north versus the south and we are 3 times their population, making the North 6 times worse :eek:
    Why compare? Because housing is a devolved power in the north

    Loads of things up North better than down here
    Healthcare
    Education (all levels)

    Will we compare everything and see whos better?

    Since 2011, FG have failed thats why they went from the Number 1 Party to Number 3 in Ireland.


  • #5757
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    aido79 wrote: »
    Why do I need to wake up?

    You must be dreaming if you think McDonald will risk running a second candidate that hits her No 1s


  • #5758
    a very cool kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 504 ✭✭✭a very cool kid


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Loads of things up North better than down here
    Healthcare
    Education (all levels)

    Will we compare everything and see whos better?

    Since 2011, FG have failed thats why they went from the Number 1 Party to Number 3 in Ireland.

    What are you basing education on all levels on?


  • #5759
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Loads of things up North better than down here
    Healthcare
    Education (all levels)

    Will we compare everything and see whos better?

    Since 2011, FG have failed thats why they went from the Number 1 Party to Number 3 in Ireland.

    You mentioned homelessness
    Despite being a third the population,Twice as many homeless children up north according to Simon as down south,how is that an advertisement for SF reign?
    I know its a coalition but still, if they cant sort it up north,how can you say they'll do such a good job down here?

    As for the health service up north ,I'll just leave THIS here


  • #5760
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    Edgware wrote: »
    You must be dreaming if you think McDonald will risk running a second candidate that hits her No 1s

    I don't think there's a hope in hell of her doing it. Sinn Fein supporters think it's just a matter of them running more candidates next time just because some of their candidates including Mary Lou McDonald had big surpluses last time.


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  • #5761
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    aido79 wrote: »
    I don't think there's a hope in hell of her doing it. Sinn Fein supporters think it's just a matter of them running more candidates next time just because some of their candidates including Mary Lou McDonald had big surpluses last time.

    FG supporters think that people cant see what the party has done before election (give out about SF) They got worst result in years yet they still continue to do so


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