Presidential Election 2025

I think the fundamental idealistic parties can’t get the middle ground. Where the undecided voter lives.

The middle ground is where people compromise. The Greens are willing to sacrifice themselves every few election cycles. They know they are not the middle ground. They know their place in the pecking order of ROI politics. Unlike SF.

It really sticks in the diehard SF Republican craw that the majority of the Irish electorate still likes the middle ground in DE. The largest party trope does not work - if others don’t want to play with the new bully going to “big school”. While the bully’s Mammy and Daddy live in an other jurisdiction. That is the electorates democratic right. Not to like the bully.

I read a diehard Republican posters history on the politics section. It was FF FG this FF FG that. Digs all over the shop.

The truth is - If the left alliance cannot even win against poor FF and FG candidates in a presidential election with a low turnout - what does that say for their hopes in DE?

And the gas part is the “largest party in Ireland” could not even field its own candidate palatable for the ROI. Yet they are supposedly “leaders” on the left?

She is liked in the city which is full of people just like her.

Well for me FF and SF in DE elections- are ones I never voted for. Let’s just say historical reasons.

But with the collapse of Labour, my choice of an effective DE vote narrowed over time. Independents get my no1 now.

I would love there to be a stable left of centre candidate in these Presidential elections, with focus on Irish issues.

But that choice does not seem there. Posters above are on about Russia now!

I couldn’t even list the Russian alphabet. But I know J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z are not in the Irish alphabet.

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Connolly has a much wider support base than just the younger demographic from what I can see. As for the parents, it obviously depends. However Gavins GAA ties aren't as big a positive as MM had been hoping for. A lot of people are sick and tired of FF and FG and the last couple of elections have borne that out with neither having the success of past party outings. They've essentially become the one party. I don't think presidential elections go down party voting lines anyways..... particularly when it's obvious Gavins selection has definitely ruffled feathers within the party.

A lot of crap will be flung around in the next 4 weeks from all sides, so there is a long way to go.

What about the middle undecided/ambivalent vote?

Even at this early stage it seems most of the regular posters on this thread, know exactly who they are voting for no1 at least.

The people Connolly needs to convince are not here. I still can’t see any broad appeal she has beyond her core support base. Given her utterances thus far.

A person who compares the modern German government to the Nazis should not be given a role in Irish public life. The electorate got rid of Wallace and Daly and needs to send the same message here.

Well how do I know? It seems very lefty to me more towards the PBP direction. The stuff that politically engaged students love. Not very cuddly stuff.