Presidential Election 2025

Or they have let bygones be bygones and done what is best for the Left.
Takes strength to let bygones be bygones.

I don't think they are after your or your likes vote or affirmation funnily enough.

Ah when bereft of any substance reach for the tired, lazy clichés. The 'West' have rarely had any issue with totalitarian agression, only when it's a threat to their interests - democracy and human rights are convenient flags to wave when it suits and ignored when it doesn't. It's bizarre that 'people actually fall for' any idea of Western's Imperialism's benovalence on the aforementioned principles.

There won't be a candidate going forward with the support of a whole party. Of course there will be those who think it is the wrong choice.
When 'reportage' names senior figures then there maybe something to comment on. If those figures are not willing to be named then you can take it they do not wish to cause a rift. Happens everywhere.
You are catastrophising.

Catastrophising is a cognitive distortion where individuals magnify negative events or situations, expecting the worst possible outcome, even when it's unlikely

I don't actively vote for any specific party beyond a single election but did vote Labour in the recent EU, locals and General, my view is this is a desperation move by bacik for the party to appear relevant in the largest political event this year. Depending on their vocal levels of support for Connolly and her positions re Syria, Ukraine, Daly Wallace etc this act would absolutely color my view of voting for them again in the near future. They would be far better served politically by sitting this one out imo.

Utterly ridiculous if Lab sat this out. Connolly was a member and didn't leave because she was too left. She left over a selection squabble that is more or less forgotten. She has since said she strongly supports Higgins in his presidency.

Yeah AFAIK Martin has never given any encouragement to Bertie's ambitions in this regard…I mean if it was a situation where they were obliged to run somebody and Bertie was the only candidate not likely to 'lose his deposit' but sitting it out is always an option if all comes to all…

Ahern, will revert to standard, running about so fast, no journalist can nail him with a question.

Odd that they chose MON as the poll's designated SF candidate but I guess useful for SF to know (assuming they trust the poll) that on 9% she would be only a marginal improvement on Liadh Ni Riada…

Probably September. FG won’t officially declare until then.

So Catherine Connolly has received the LP nomination. You can tell from newspaper letters that many on the left believe that the Left must take its rightful position as Head of State.

Meanwhile the latest poll puts "The Left" at 16% (I have added The Greens to that figure) and if they don't win, who do they blame but Sinn Fein for not lining up with them and if they do, because they didn't fully back her or some such.

Bertie is more likely to be elected !