Presidential Election.

Prediction:

This election will have the largest number of non-voters / spoiled votes in living memory and McGregor will use that as 'proof' that he was the people's choice and should have been allowed on the ballot.

They really all are a genuinely uninspiring bunch of candidates.

Interesting point on radio today. HH's launch was very polished but afterwards in the question and answer session with journalists she was very nervous.

Underwhelming article.

As long as Heather's only opponents are Gavin & Connolly FG won't be over-worried about how she comes across in the media…

Where did you watch it?

She is very hard to listen to, so insincere and condescending.

Here she is at the ploughing for 10 minutes https://www.northernsound.ie/podcasts/the-wider-view/listen-back-humphreys-holds-press-conference-at-ploughing-championships-267711

”Presenting well” has nothing got to do with being a strong independently minded woman.
If Catherine Connolly wishes to dress as she does, she’s perfectly entitled to do that - but it doesn’t mean she’s going to “win” a presidential election - Joanna Donnelly was a popular enough (or so she thought) weather broadcaster and meteorologist - but she quickly realised that a certain level of familiarity and fame wouldn’t carry through to such an important role

- just because someone is held in high esteem for one role, doesn’t mean they’re entitled to get another one-

you’re making this out to be about women and what they wear - it’s not- it’s about taking the time and care to present yourself first and foremost to the Irish electorate - and win them over - anything that distracts from that and creates doubt in their minds will naturally become an issue.

Really from what you’re saying, you believe all people should only be judged on their minds and words - well sorry now, but that’s just fanciful thinking and from the world of Pollyanna - it’s not how the world works and it’s certainly not how the world of politics works - not for this job at least . So less of the “deeply ingrained superiority” digs -if Catherine wants to go on this ticket to actually win, she needs to at least create the illusion that she wants the job - currently how she’s presenting to me is saying “I don’t want this job” - and many others will say the same thing

-'if Catherine wants to go on this ticket to actually win, she needs to at least create the illusion that she wants the job - currently how she’s presenting to me is saying “I don’t want this job” - and many others will say the same thing

live up to my standards of what is an appropriate appearance'

You can 'dress' it up anyway you like. That is what you are advising a woman to do.

Well it’s not a Sinn Fein local election we’re talking here Francie - I can guarantee you if the SF research boffins proved that SF voters want their prospective candidates to be wearing shirts and ties and dresses and makeup , then that’s exactly what they’d be wearing - but even then, your own esteemed leader does devote at least a few moments every day to her appearance so it’s obviously not just me who thinks that

Nah, Marty Morrisey, back the marty party. 🤣

Here’s Martin McGuinness looking presidential

And here he is as he looked for the decades before the 2011 election

If Martin McGuinness can leave aside his woolly jumpers, I don’t see why Catherine Connolly can’t make a similar effort - Martin obviously thought it was important in order to gain votes -maybe Catherine doesn’t believe it is - we’ll see

I’m really curious who this “game changer” SF candidate will be.

Sounds like they will be running someone, and Mary Lou has ruled herself out

It would be odd if they announce an outsider at this stage , without any hints or rumors to date