Presidential Election 2025

That's going to make the Fianna Fail Cairde dinner less palatable.

It is the survey period and the initial assumptions (3 candidates) that are problematic. Gavin pulled out when most of the survey period was complete. Gavin is also still on the ballot paper. It may be necessary to wait for the Irish Times poll for more reliable indications with just the two main candidates.

First of all, the important news tonight for the likes of you… CC 55.7% and HH 44.3% 😊

Secondly,

This does not make someone a "neo-fascist".

No,but, it makes her an appaling person who supports the ritual slaughter of innocent civilians, starving children, mass displacement, arrest and torture…some of the best traditions of her type in LA…interesting to see you take no issue with this….again channelling your inner Roosevelt.

Do you agree with Connolly's support for Maduro? 

Did she 'support' Maduro,or did she critique the sanctions vs Venezuela and the gov recognising a self appointed president?

This is aligning perfectly with Connolly's "anti West" politics

Yeah, yeah, I disagreed with the US invading Iraq, but, but, you're just 'anti American', I've listened to this nonsense for years, it's as dishonest as it is inaccurate.

That you refer to the pro-democracy activists as attempting a coup suggests so anyway.

You think Trump is blowing boats out of the water for the craic? Are you following what's going on at all…Of course after his 2019 debacle he has to be careful no matter how much Machuda wants it!

doesn't matter a damn how vindictive or cruel a dictator is as long as they are anti-West aligned.

I think you're confusing me with the general approach of the West…..I mean, have you been watching the slaughter in Gaza, FFS?

Bit of a spin by SBP, not surprising though. The story is CC after the week she had with the MSM hounding her. Hopefully, she can hod this until the 24th.

If Catherine Connolly wasn't so crazily illogically anti-Ukraine support she'd be soaring ahead.

Most people don't particularly care about political leaning in the role, they care about how that person is suited to represent Ireland as a figurehead internationally.

The fact that she cannot, and refuses to answer basic questions like "Is Russia a threat to European democracy", "Do you accept Putin doesn't want peace, he wants victory over Ukraine", etc, while completely disingenously both-siding the situation and ranting about NATO and military industrial complexes is an absurdly huge red flag for many people.

Catherine ran rings around Heather and Jim in the debates, and there's no doubt whatsoever she's twice as intelligent, articulate, passionate and genuine.

But her stance on Ukraine and the threat posed by Russia is absurdly out of touch.

Whichever campaign strategist figures out what those ‘don’t knows’ want wins the goose. If they vote at all.