Same Sex Marriage Referendum Mega Thread - MOD WARNING IN FIRST POST

ben.schlomo · 20-05-2015 11:42PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Did a wee poll at work this morning. 30 people only from all age groups and that's how it worked out. 21 Y and 9 N.

Well with solid polling data like this we Yes voters can put our feet up and stay at home.

Iwasfrozen · 20-05-2015 11:42PM

K4t wrote: »

I think the huge young, college student yes voter turnout that is expected is being greatly exaggerated. But I also think the middle aged rural no vote is too. My dad thinks it will be 57% yes, and he's a middle aged rural male yes voter who grew up in a very religious household/village. So it's hard to know really. It all depends on Dublin really at the of the day, and then we'll try our best down the country, and hopefully Galway, Cork and Limerick bump us up.

You see this is the thing. The demographic who are most likely to vote yes, young college students, are also a demographic who traditionally have a very low turnout.

On the other hand the elderly vote and catholic vote who are most likely to vote no tend to have high turnout.

Add to this general yes voter apathy, as they think it will pass anyway and yes voters tend to be less strong in their belief and I can actually see this referendum failing to pass.

The yes voter salvation will be from the educated urban middle class.

jobbridge4life · 20-05-2015 11:43PM

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Well with solid polling data like this we Yes voters can put our feet up and stay at home.

Har Har

Please don't!

StewartGriffin · 20-05-2015 11:44PM

jobbridge4life wrote: »

Indulge me Stewie.

What? Surely not looking for another blowjob so soon?

Iwasfrozen · 20-05-2015 11:45PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Did a wee poll at work this morning. 30 people only from all age groups and that's how it worked out. 21 Y and 9 N.

People won't tell you if they're going to vote no. We have the same problem with polls.

ixoy · 20-05-2015 11:46PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

You see this is the thing. The demographic who are most likely to vote yes, young college students, are also a demographic who traditionally have a very low turnout.

I'm hoping this will break tradition. It's one they seem far more passionate about. They can relate to it a lot more than say the abolition of the Seanad.

efb · 20-05-2015 11:46PM

Women more for than against
Men more against than for

DarkyHughes · 20-05-2015 11:48PM

LordSutch wrote: »

I dont see how voting Yes to equality is brave! Allowing your brothers & their boyfriends to marry is both short sighted and wrong.
Please vote NO to same sex marriage on Friday

It's not brave, it's liberal & progressive, something the Iwasfrozen brigade on here hates. It's not short sighted & wrong, it's well taught out & right.

Please vote YES to same sex marriage on Friday.

Kiwi in IE · 20-05-2015 11:48PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

You see this is the thing. The demographic who are most likely to vote yes, young college students, are also a demographic who traditionally have a very low turnout.

On the other hand the elderly vote and catholic vote who are most likely to vote no tend to have high turnout.

Add to this general yes voter apathy, as they think it will pass anyway and yes voters tend to be less strong in their belief and I can actually see this referendum failing to pass.

The yes voter salvation will be from the educated urban middle class.

I think there will be quite a bit of apathy from the soft no group. If they are ambivalent/apprehensive, but are bright enough to realise it is going to have no affect on them, what's to be motivated about? I think this will include a reasonable number of the elderly.

sunshine and showers · 20-05-2015 11:48PM

efb wrote: »

Women more for than against
Men more against than for

Some men can't seem to move past the idea of gay sex. It's like they think it'll be bloody mandatory if they vote yes. :rolleyes:

aloyisious · 20-05-2015 11:49PM

So, was it alpacas or gerbils who created the crop circles?

K4t · 20-05-2015 11:49PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

The yes voter salvation will be from the enlightened urban middle class.

Agreed.

galljga1 · 20-05-2015 11:50PM

ixoy wrote: »

I'm hoping this will break tradition. It's one they seem far more passionate about. They can relate to it a lot more than say the abolition of the Seanad.

Are a lot of colleges closed? If so, this may impact the youth vote. If they have registered in the location of the college and are now home, they will probably not vote.

Kiwi in IE · 20-05-2015 11:52PM

aloyisious wrote: »

So, was it alpacas or gerbils who created the crop circles?

Would you stop going on about gerbils they are a red herring.

Ave Sodalis · 20-05-2015 11:52PM

galljga1 wrote: »

Are a lot of colleges closed? If so, this may impact the youth vote. If they have registered in the location of the college and are now home, they will probably not vote.

College isn't typically their home address though. Most I know have registered for home.

secman · 20-05-2015 11:54PM

I'm in my late 50's, male, RC, married 34 years and a I am voting YES to both amendments. 10 years ago I Would have been entrenched in the NO camp..... learning to chill !

Bannasidhe · 20-05-2015 11:54PM

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Some men can't seem to move past the idea of gay sex. It's like they think it'll be bloody mandatory if they vote yes. :rolleyes:

When I first met my sister's new boyfriend many years ago he had no issues with me being gay but huge problems with gay men.

Fast forward to now and 49 year old Sgt. Brother-in-Law proudly voted Yes before heading off on a U.N. tour of duty because 'f'ck like, things I've seen in Kosovo and the Leb - last thing we need is hate and fear of difference like. That s*ite kills people.'

galljga1 · 20-05-2015 11:55PM

aloyisious wrote: »

So, was it alpacas or gerbils who created the crop circles?

Ah yes, back on topic.

galljga1 · 20-05-2015 11:56PM

sup_dude wrote: »

College isn't typically their home address though. Most I know have registered for home.

Hopefully they will get out and vote.

blacklilly · 20-05-2015 11:57PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

Thoughts?

Just to comment on this, I'm not rural, not elderly and not catholic but I'm undecided on how I will vote on this issue and I am considering not casting a vote. I know many people who are undecided also.

Personally I think it will pass with a small majority based on historic turnout indicators

aloyisious · 20-05-2015 11:58PM

Kiwi in IE wrote: »

Would you stop going on about gerbils they are a red herring.

Jeez, first it was genetic engineering the alpacas, now you tell me the gerbils can swim like fishes?

endacl · 21-05-2015 12:02AM

I hear that if the referendum passes, we'll all have to drive on the right?

Any truth to this?

Akrasia · 21-05-2015 12:03AM

Kiwi in IE wrote: »

Would you stop going on about gerbils they are a red herring.

I thought herrings were fish?

osarusan · 21-05-2015 12:04AM

DarkyHughes wrote: »

It's not brave, it's liberal & progressive, something the Iwasfrozen brigade on here hates. It's not short sighted & wrong, it's well taught out & right.

Please vote YES to same sex marriage on Friday.

Repeatedly said they are voting Yes.

aloyisious · 21-05-2015 12:05AM

galljga1 wrote: »

Are a lot of colleges closed? If so, this may impact the youth vote. If they have registered in the location of the college and are now home, they will probably not vote.

Not sure what the plan for UCD & TCD is. One of the other major colleges announced weeks ago that all it's exams planned for Friday were put on hold to allow it's student body have the time to vote. One other major snag which would have blown a vote, the bus strike, was settled so if students haven't or didn't take the student postal vote right on offer from the referendum people, they might be able to vote at home if they get there in time.

endacl · 21-05-2015 12:07AM

Akrasia wrote: »

I thought herrings were fish?

The most closely genetically related land animal to the herring is the gerbil.

That's why herring can't marry gerbils. Nothing to do with equality. Although gerbils can adopt herring.

Kiwi in IE · 21-05-2015 12:08AM

aloyisious wrote: »

Jeez, first it was genetic engineering the alpacas, now you tell me the gerbils can swim like fishes?

Now you are advocating unnatural practices. God did not intend for gerbils to swim. A swimming gerbil denies God.

galljga1 · 21-05-2015 12:10AM

endacl wrote: »

The most closely genetically related land animal to the herring is the gerbil.

That's why herring can't marry gerbils. Nothing to do with equality. Although gerbils can adopt herring.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more bizarre.

People joining this thread must be really confused. At least it's not surrogacy.

Bannasidhe · 21-05-2015 12:11AM

endacl wrote: »

The most closely genetically related land animal to the herring is the gerbil.

That's why herring can't marry gerbils. Nothing to do with equality. Although gerbils can adopt herring.

I'm worried the kippers will smoke too much and forget to vote.
Happened in the Scottish Referendum and it could happen here.

Kiwi in IE · 21-05-2015 12:11AM

I wonder where jobbridge has got to?

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