Presidential Election 2025

She is so close to winning this election, but Connolly is fully capable of throwing herself under a bus. We may eventually find the source of the Eirigi story, but in an election cycle, such as this one; It is a secondary concern.

However Eirigi itself is now on the back burner, because CC must now ROLL BACK her statements on 'giving serious consideration' to hiring a rapist. She shouldnt have to think about it at all. For the sake of her campaign, and those left wing groups who backed her, she needs to clarify and roll back these comments.

@FrancieBrady you mentioned how she removed the video yesterday, and how it was political expedience to do so. We need to see some political expedience on display today, RE this Rapist/Hiring scandal. She could clarify her comments, by citing the difference between the Eirigi case, and that of a sex offender. Offer statistics RE sex offenders and repeat offenses. Something, anything, but she needs to do it.

You lack all objectivity in how you are viewing CC's campaign so far. She has continually created her own scandal, which the media have dutifully followed. This latest fiasco, itself a response to the eirigi scandal, is growing its own legs. Left wing politicians, who back Connolly will now be asked if they agree, and placed in an ackward position.

Its damaging to the Left, and to Connolly herself. The fact that you cannot even acknowledge that, and continually blame a supposed orchestrated campaign of 'centrists media and politicians' -

Honestly, it lacks all credibility. I cant really see a reason to get into the weeds on this. No matter what CC does, you will defend it, and if she loses support, this will feed your conspiratorial view of the entire election.

Likewise here, there is no co-ordinated effort by any sections of the media. They are literally reporting what Catherine has said. She herself, is the story, and she is throwing petrol on the fire of her own candidacy.

There is very little else i can say. You folks dont want her to roll back, and will defend her. If she comes out and states,

'On Giving it Consideration, I can now say that i WOULD CERTAINLY employ a convicted Rapist in the Aras, so long as I felt they had served their time'

You folks will come out swinging FOR CC, and defend it in the same way. I could go as far as to speculate that, some of you want this response. Its a near cult-like allegiance to the lady, and from the outside, it appears embarassing to watch.

@feelings If CC wins, then thats that; She SHOULD win, given the state of the election cycle as a whole. But if she keeps doing this, your defence will begin falling on deaf ears. She is empowering all those who wish to see her, AND THE LEFT, fail in this election and beyond.

Please try to gain some objectivity from this mess

Likewise here, there is no co-ordinated effort by any sections of the media. 

They are literally reporting what Catherine has said. She herself, is the story, and she is throwing petrol on the fire of her own candidacy.

This, even with a cursory look, is nonsense.
Sections of the media on a 'crusade' have been repeatedly pointed out and still you insist it is not an 'effort' to tarnish one candidate.

I want my President to be somebody who does NOT present a PR/Communications company washed and blow dried version of themselves just to win the race.
If she loses, so be and those who win are welcome to the washed and blow dried non entity.

Absolutely no apologies for having that view.

or a question prompted by something HH was professing at the time.

Gavin was on 15% before he got caught out.

The 'Crusade' against CC, is living rent free in the heads of her supporters. It doesnt exist. CC has repeatidly made herself and her opinions, the story of this election. If she wins, it will merely reflect how badly organized FFG were during this election cycle.

My only wish, at this point, regardless of the outcome, is that the Left move forward together so they can challenge FFG at the next local and general elections. They need to learn from this, that when they unify, they can garner a lot of support. But they must also avoid unifying under devisive leadership.

The 'Crusade' against CC, is living rent free in the heads of her supporters. It doesnt exist. CC has repeatidly made herself and her opinions, the story of this election. If she wins, it will merely reflect how badly organized FFG were during this election cycle.

CC has not made Harry McGee's latest gotcha the story, that was McGee taking answer she gave in a different context, switching it around and making some sort of a gotcha out of it.
The IT also knows tha barristers take on work on all sides all the time and it is a duty to do it, still hasn't stopped them presenting the past work of Connolly as a hypocritical sell-out of her personal beliefs.

Look I think we said a few days ago, that CC had a commanding lead. I said so, and the polls certainly indicated that she looked set to win. Being a 2 horse race, the nature of the election has changed. But i stated clearly, that if anyone was capable of squandering a decent lead in a race such as this, it was Connolly.

We seem to be watching an attempt to do so, and again - its her own ill-thought-out words, which are leading the charge. We just have to watch what happens next, and see how the next polls look.

McGee is concentrating on her past 'decision making' actually. Im sure he will get along to 'rapists in the Aras' at some point. And who knows, by then maybe CC will be blaming NATO on the 2011 Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear disaster.

Think that Harry also qualified as a barrister.

The video implied support if not endorsement,

In no way shape or form did it 'imply support or endorsement' of any of the Presidents used.

The clips were briefly shown with a voice over about the type of president Catherine wanted to be.

You are clearly now posting about something you have been told about the video and haven't actually seen the video.

Nor did the campaign team 'agree' it was a mistake, they stated it was taken down so as the huha about it would not distract from the campaign.

And you sidestep a direct question.