Presidential Election 2025

What didn't fly?

She will be asked about the various expenses stories in debates and about what she stood over as an MEP and what her actual views are, if she has any of her own.

I'd imagine her competitors reckon those issues are far from resolved/answered adequately, just as the issues surrounding Connolly will be looked at by her competitors.
One advantage Connolly has is that she is out there vocally addressing those issues and visibly campaigning, she may well have all the bad PR stuff exhausted, by the time Mairead deigns to come to a microphone.

Of course SF supporters will always be getting digs in at the FG candidate for anything, and anyone looking at it halfway objectively would recognise MMcG as the favourite at this stage. Do they care enough about a race in which at this stage SF does not have a candidate to say they are 'worried' though?

You might have a point if she was hiding or resiling from those stances and things she did.

She isn't. So it really is just your opinion vs hers and her support.
I think it has been more than adequately shown here that a lot of the criticism can be see to be 'reds under the bed' hyperbole.

Others here are now trying to invent an opinion that refuses to accept that McGuinness is currently ahead. Nobody is saying that that I can see. McGuinness is ahead but has yet to face scrutiny.

If Connolly wants to turn her back on what she has done/stood for, that's up to her.

She would lose my vote, but maybe she can hope to get votes from those who would never vote for her in a month of Sundays.

Up to her I suppose.

All I ask of any politician is to stand up for what you believe. I can respect that even if I don’t agree with their views.
I don’t agree with all of any politicians.
i agree with some of Connolly’s and think she is a brave and admirable politician.

I wont be alone voting for her and that’s enough. If she wins she wins. If she doesn’t she doesn’t

Is that a threat?
'Change your views or I won't give you the vote I would never give you anyway'. 😂

An opinion or stance you don't like or agree with doesn't make it 'controversial'. The media throw this nonsense around notably against anyone who deviates beyond centrist political orthodoxy.

Connolly has a battle on her hands to win and there'll be a concerted campaign against her by sections of the media and some of the NATO shills operating in academia.

Connolly, as it stands is the candidate with the closest political and world view to MDH who is very popular - I think she will do well and can win particularly if SF get behind her and work for her.

Perhaps you have a crystal ball, but I'd be loathe to make the definitive predictions you are.

I really hope she amplifies her messaging on 'consensus' views and how we are becoming more and more afraid to even listen to views outside the consensus one.

So, you have no evidence for your assertion, why didn't you just say that?

As for 'left-wing' academia, I made no such reference - if you haven't the courtesy to quote me correctly perhaps you shouldn't engage at all?

Connelly seems liked and her foreign policy stance isn't all too different from MDH, while MMcG isn't very likeable but isn't going to embarrass us.