After Hours General Election 2011 - Cast Your Vote Now !!!!!!!!!

CoalBucket · 24-01-2011 08:46PM #1

Another thread exisits about how people will vote in the election in the politics forum, but who better to decide the future of the country than AH.

So I had an idea. How about a poll which shall stay secret until the day of the general election.

I'm estimating the date of the election as Feb 25th.

MaybeLogic · 24-01-2011 08:48PM

Vote for Pedro!

orourkeda · 24-01-2011 08:49PM

CoalBucket wrote: »

Another thread exisits about how people will vote in the election in the politics forum, but who better to decide the future of the country than AH.

So I had an idea. How about a poll which shall stay secret until the day of the general election.

I'm estimating the date of the election as Feb 25th.

Which site did you read that on?

Red Hand · 24-01-2011 08:50PM

House and hound on the 14.20, 25/1.

orourkeda · 24-01-2011 08:50PM

Labour one and two.

Yakult · 24-01-2011 08:54PM

FF

Just for teh ****s and giggles.

CoalBucket · 24-01-2011 08:54PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Which site did you read that on?

Well the finance bill has been scheduled to finish at the end of this week and assuming the government is dissolved after that (tuesday at the latest because of the no confidence votes) and given a 3 - 4 week campaign I am estimating 25th Feb.

But then again I'm not the only one who thinks its that date.

The Government and Opposition parties have agreed to pass the Finance Bill by next Saturday - after which an election is expected to be called for the 25th of February.

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/finance-bill-to-be-passed-by-saturday-490619.html#ixzz1Bz5h0Q00

PeterIanStaker · 24-01-2011 08:55PM

Vote Ron Jeremy for Taoiseach!!

Kasabian · 24-01-2011 08:56PM

Wouldn't it be funny if FF got back in.

msg11 · 24-01-2011 09:01PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be funny if FF got back in.

No

Badgermonkey · 24-01-2011 09:07PM

Who was that fella squeezed into the cupboard?

He was a great laugh, so I'll go for him.

Dave! · 24-01-2011 09:19PM

Hidden poll results = useless thread

Surely it's more interesting to get an indication of how the voting will go in the run up to the election?

Pherekydes · 24-01-2011 09:24PM

Dave! wrote: »

Hidden poll results = useless thread

Agreed. How can we make fun of prospective FF voters?

Mint Sauce · 24-01-2011 09:27PM

CoalBucket wrote: »

Another thread exisits about how people will vote in the election in the politics forum, but who better to decide the future of the country than AH.

So I had an idea. How about a poll which shall stay secret until the day of the general election.

I'm estimating the date of the election as Feb 25th.

Are you saying you are going to reveal who voted for who?

force eleven · 24-01-2011 09:28PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be funny if FF got back in.

Be hilarious if they failed to do a deal with FG and hopped into bed with FF as the majority party. Don't rule anything out...

force eleven · 24-01-2011 09:30PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be funny if FF got back in.

Be hilarious if Labour failed to do a deal with FG and hopped into bed with FF as the majority party. Don't rule anything out...national interest etc etc

gcgirl · 24-01-2011 09:34PM

Seriously if Labour ever think of getting back in bed with FF I'd safely say they would lose 75% of their membership 97 was too close a memory for some of us

CoalBucket · 24-01-2011 09:34PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Are you saying you are going to reveal who voted for who?

No just the overall results, its a secret ballot

Pherekydes · 24-01-2011 09:38PM

force eleven wrote: »

Be hilarious if Labour failed to do a deal with FG and hopped into bed with FF as the majority party. Don't rule anything out...national interest etc etc

No, it wouldn't be hilarious. Labour have categorically ruled it out. So forget it. Fine Gael are even less likely to bend over for the eFFers, so there's virtually no chance FF will be in government. In fact, make that zero probability.

Kasabian · 24-01-2011 09:39PM

force eleven wrote: »

Be hilarious if they failed to do a deal with FG and hopped into bed with FF as the majority party. Don't rule anything out...

Exactly, don't be surprised what kind of strokes are pulled during this election. Nothing is beyond the political schemers in this country.

Mint Sauce · 24-01-2011 09:41PM

Have an idea who I am voting for, just have to decide the preferance.

Kasabian · 24-01-2011 09:44PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

No, it wouldn't be hilarious. Labour have categorically ruled it out. So forget it. Fine Gael are even less likely to bend over for the eFFers, so there's virtually no chance FF will be in government. In fact, make that zero probability.

Labour will rule out nothing once the votes are cast, neither will FG if it means being in power. FG are basically FF in another guise.

Who would have thought that the Greens would hold the balance of power in this country.

This country needs a turn to the Left and I don't mean Labour..

imitation · 24-01-2011 09:46PM

Is this the new evoting system Brian ?

El Horseboxo · 24-01-2011 09:47PM

I've a feeling FF are gonna do a lot better than any poll suggests. Reckon a lot of people aren't up for revealing who they actually intend to vote for when asked. And on the day a lot of people will just say fúck it and give them a vote out of familiarity.

gcgirl · 24-01-2011 09:48PM

Any party who gets into bed with FF basically shot themselves in the head labour in 97, pd's are finished, the greens all of them will be on the dole end of next month, need I say any more

Kasabian · 24-01-2011 09:55PM

El Horseboxo wrote: »

I've a feeling FF are gonna do a lot better than any poll suggests. Reckon a lot of people aren't up for revealing who they actually intend to vote for when asked. And on the day a lot of people will just say fúck it and give them a vote out of familiarity.

From a conversation the other day in a group of 8 people , 6 reckoned that FF were heading in the right direction and that with BL in charge they see us coming out of the sh1te. :eek:

TheZohanS · 24-01-2011 10:01PM

Dave! wrote: »

Hidden poll results = useless thread

Surely it's more interesting to get an indication of how the voting will go in the run up to the election?

Aye, plus the aul AH mods have a tendency to change poll results!

CoalBucket · 24-01-2011 10:12PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Aye, plus the aul AH mods have a tendency to change poll results!

Im not a mod and i can see the results as they come in. If they alter the results I will go to the United Nations and have the election supervised

Was thinking about altering the poll so people can see the results but I don't know how to edit the poll. If a Mod wants to sort it out, go for it. If not, I'll post up the results in AH on Feb 25th with some graphs and stuff

TheZohanS · 24-01-2011 10:14PM

CoalBucket wrote: »

Im not a mod and i can see the results as they come in. If they alter the results I will go to the United Nations and have the election supervised

Good luck with that!

I'd say Bobby Mugabe has a good chance in this one.

El Horseboxo · 24-01-2011 10:19PM

Kasabian wrote: »

From a conversation the other day in a group of 8 people , 6 reckoned that FF were heading in the right direction and that with BL in charge they see us coming out of the sh1te. :eek:

Yeah there will be some of that going on. People that never lost jobs and the pay cuts never really affected them and could still afford to pay their bills and live comfortably enough. A good few from that demographic will have no problem voting FF with a change of leadership. But granted the above just described me and i will and me fúck be giving them a sniff of ink from my pen come election day.

Cookie_Monster · 24-01-2011 10:47PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

House and hound on the 14.20, 25/1.

There's a pub running in a race tmro? should be an interesting watch

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