Peter Casey to contest the European elections

Edgware · 28-05-2019 7:21am

Gael23 wrote: »

I wouldn't bet on Matt Carthy taking a seat.

But then we won't see scumbags running around with Tricolours and shouting "Up the Ra"
Not too much of that this time

gmisk · 28-05-2019 9:36am

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Met Peter Casey about 6 weeks ago. Hes one of the nicest most sincere people I've ever met. Yeah. Supports lgbtwrswpniimdm

Supports what?
Come again?

Beechwoodspark · 28-05-2019 9:39am

Blueshoe wrote: »

Walsh is no addition.

Great looker but absolutely useless on the tv debate. So bad it was laughable at times.

Mad_maxx · 28-05-2019 9:41am

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Seeing Frances Fitzgerald getting in is 10000% worse then Walsh. I will say that

Avril Doyle wing of FG got Fitzgerald in

Insufferable grand dame of the party

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 9:52am

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Fine Gael could run a donkey it would still get votes.

They did with Gay Mitchell and he didn't! Candidates just need to be perceived to be better than what they are running against.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 10:06am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Great looker but absolutely useless on the tv debate. So bad it was laughable at times.

The standards we set people!

topper75 · 28-05-2019 10:29am

fin12 wrote: »

Could he not have run in the Limerick constituency?

Can't achieve much via the council there. Unless you meant the South constituency. He would be foregoing his NW base entirely. Would not work. I don't think he is all about the Traveller entitlement issue as the press like to suggest. Anyway, I think his stance on that issue was merely indicative of a novel willingness to call a spade a spade, "basically camping on someone else's land". That attitude is required across a whole range of issues.

I would have like for him to win. But the sour grapes thought comes to mind that he would be lost in Brussels and do nothing for Ireland. The presidential thing was much the same. He needs to look at the Dáil and call out some BS going on there.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 10:34am

topper75 wrote: »

Can't achieve much via the council there. Unless you meant the South constituency. He would be foregoing his NW base entirely. Would not work. I don't think he is all about the Traveller entitlement issue as the press like to suggest. Anyway, I think his stance on that issue was merely indicative of a novel willingness to call a spade a spade, "basically camping on someone else's land". That attitude is required across a whole range of issues.

I would have like for him to win. But the sour grapes thought comes to mind that he would be lost in Brussels and do nothing for Ireland. The presidential thing was much the same. He needs to look at the Dáil and call out some BS going on there.

Donegal would be extremely competitive. He'd struggle there as well. Voters may have got fed up with him by then as well. A similar FPV would probably put him in for a seat based on the last election but you'd expect SF to get it right next time and not run three. He'd probably be after the Pringle seat.

Loafing Oaf · 28-05-2019 10:35am

topper75 wrote: »

I don't think he is all about the Traveller entitlement issue as the press like to suggest. Anyway, I think his stance on that issue was merely indicative of a novel willingness to call a spade a spade,.

He would have called it a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle if his handlers had told him that was the best way to make a splash in the presidential race...

donkeykong5 · 28-05-2019 11:11am

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Seeing Frances Fitzgerald getting in is 10000% worse then Walsh. I will say that

Fine Gael could run a donkey it would still get votes.

Thanks

SirGerryAdams · 28-05-2019 3:00pm

Really hope he runs for Dail. It will happen within months.

VinLieger · 28-05-2019 3:28pm

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

Really hope he runs for Dail. It will happen within months.

He's very unlikely to win a dail seat based off last weeks performance unless he aligns to a party and i can't see any of the main ones taking him on.

The only way he has a chance is via much larger elections like the Euro's or the Presidency when it boils down to Dail constituencies he doesnt have broad enough appeal to be an independent

eagle eye · 28-05-2019 3:31pm

This next count in MNW is the big one Casey likely to get a lot of transfers here and he needs a hell of a lot. It's Eames after that and you wouldn't expect Walsh to get many of those because Eames is against same sex marriage.

blanch152 · 28-05-2019 3:34pm

VinLieger wrote: »

He's very unlikely to win a dail seat based off last weeks performance unless he aligns to a party and i can't see any of the main ones taking him on.

The only way he has a chance is via much larger elections like the Euro's or the Presidency when it boils down to Dail constituencies he doesnt have broad enough appeal to be an independent

He might take a seat in Donegal.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 3:37pm

eagle eye wrote: »

This next count in MNW is the big one Casey likely to get a lot of transfers here and he needs a hell of a lot. It's Eames after that and you wouldn't expect Walsh to get many of those because Eames is against same sex marriage.

Actually it will probably be both Healy-Eames & Hannigan at the same time. She'll get some from both. Again aim is just to stay ahead. If Rabbitte transfer tallies to Smith are correct it will be lights out for Casey.

blanch152 · 28-05-2019 3:39pm

eagle eye wrote: »

This next count in MNW is the big one Casey likely to get a lot of transfers here and he needs a hell of a lot. It's Eames after that and you wouldn't expect Walsh to get many of those because Eames is against same sex marriage.

Casey has been getting less transfers than Walsh and McHugh. So has Carthy by the way.

Walsh has been keeping her own versus McHugh. Difficult to see past Carthy and Walsh for the last two seats. McHugh might catch Casey but she won't catch Carthy. She also has to watch Smith coming up behind.

The real race is the race for fifth between Casey, Smith and McHugh. Unfortunately, there is no prize.

VinLieger · 28-05-2019 3:39pm

blanch152 wrote: »

He might take a seat in Donegal.

Doubtful, he's likely to get some transfer off PBP and LAB but not off any of the others tbh, its very likely that once Anne Rabbitte is eliminated Smith could leapfrog him and I still think the Green candidate could get ahead of him as he's simply not transfer friendly

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 4:49pm

Casey got 800 more votes than Walsh in Count 7 ( O'Dowd elimination) but still over 12000 behind.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 28-05-2019 5:21pm

blanch152 wrote: »

Casey has been getting less transfers than Walsh and McHugh. So has Carthy by the way.

Walsh has been keeping her own versus McHugh. Difficult to see past Carthy and Walsh for the last two seats. McHugh might catch Casey but she won't catch Carthy. She also has to watch Smith coming up behind.

The real race is the race for fifth between Casey, Smith and McHugh. Unfortunately, there is no prize.

In Count 7, Casey got a good deal more transfers than Walsh. But I think in all the others, she got more. So she’ll probably be stay ahead.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 5:29pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

In Count 7, Casey got a good deal more transfers than Walsh. But I think in all the others, she got more. So she’ll probably be stay ahead.

Well 650 more, barely moves the needle at all. Healy-Eames got the biggest chunk.

Cienciano · 28-05-2019 6:08pm

is_that_so wrote: »

Well 650 more, barely moves the needle at all. Healy-Eames got the biggest chunk.

If people are voting for Fidelma Healy-Eames we need to scrap democracy, we're too stupid to handle it.

dxhound2005 · 28-05-2019 7:27pm

Cienciano wrote: »

If people are voting for Fidelma Healy-Eames we need to scrap democracy, we're too stupid to handle it.

If people want to scrap democracy they are stupid.

pjohnson · 28-05-2019 7:39pm

Cienciano wrote: »

If people are voting for Fidelma Healy-Eames we need to scrap democracy, we're too stupid to handle it.

Tbf if they put Eames before Casey in preference they have some hope :pac:

LuasSimon · 28-05-2019 8:39pm

Casey should have stuck to the traveller issue ... at least most immigrants do a days work and contribute to society and don’t go round robbing anything not bolted down

SirGerryAdams · 28-05-2019 8:45pm

https://twitter.com/MarianHarkin/status/1133451642031005698

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-05-2019 8:45pm

LuasSimon wrote: »

Casey should have stuck to the traveller issue ... at least most immigrants do a days work and contribute to society and don’t go round robbing anything not bolted down

Said it before, saying it again: should have gone for environmentalism if he wanted votes.

Galwayguy35 · 28-05-2019 8:46pm

The D4 media had him all but written off before the election, he slipped up criticizing the EE but despite it all he will end up with a decent enough vote.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 8:47pm

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MarianHarkin/status/1133451642031005698

So the only fight is over who called it first!:rolleyes:

Galwayguy35 · 28-05-2019 8:47pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Said it before, saying it again: should have gone for environmentalism if he wanted votes.

Didn't do McHugh any good when it's all said and done, this Green Wave that was being talked up will end up as a Green puddle.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 8:48pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Said it before, saying it again: should have gone for environmentalism if he wanted votes.

He couldn't hold a coherent thought on that for more than a second!

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 8:53pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Didn't do McHugh any good when it's all said and done, this Green Wave that was being talked up will end up as a Green puddle.

Worked well for them in councils but predominantly in urban areas.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 8:53pm

Hannigan elimination

COUNT 9
Carthy + 1377 = 82,921
Casey + 857 = 61,616
Flanagan + 1560 = 91,747
McHugh + 3187 = 58,642
Walsh + 1851 = 74,116

Healy Eames elimination next and that will probably be it for the night.

Galwayguy35 · 28-05-2019 9:04pm

is_that_so wrote: »

Worked well for them in councils but predominantly in urban areas.

The next GE which might be in the next few months will be the real test, FG know they will get it in the neck on the doors in rural areas if they put up the price of heating fuel.

Things could turn very sour for the Greens when they are put under pressure to admit that voters will have to pay more to turn Green.

is_that_so · 28-05-2019 9:14pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The next GE which might be in the next few months will be the real test, FG know they will get it in the neck on the doors in rural areas if they put up the price of heating fuel.

Things could turn very sour for the Greens when they are put under pressure to admit that voters will have to pay more to turn Green.

It will still be FG or FF + in government anyway. The Greens could get as high as six and Labour might creep up to, dare I say, double figures. Either of the big parties will agree to some of what the Greens want to do but not necessarily to all of it.

JohnnyFlash · 28-05-2019 11:00pm

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MarianHarkin/status/1133451642031005698

Ming has never been very good at accepting constructive criticism. It’s easy to forget how much of a crank he really is.

Sonny noggs · 28-05-2019 11:04pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Ming has never been very good at accepting constructive criticism. It’s easy to forget how much of a crank he really is.

Withdrawal symptoms maybe?

Nobelium · 28-05-2019 11:43pm

McHugh could have picked up a seat like the greens in the other EU constituencies if she hadn't gone for the cheap ad homiem personal attacks instead debating actual policy.

batgoat · 28-05-2019 11:52pm

Nobelium wrote: »

hello new poster, how's the post count coming on ? What were you banned for last time / how many accounts have you now ?

Your account is a month old... But are shouting at another poster for being new...

LuckyLloyd · 28-05-2019 11:54pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Ming has never been very good at accepting constructive criticism. It’s easy to forget how much of a crank he really is.

Except in this case he’s spot on. Journalist obviously didn’t like being called out on peddling rubbish to people who can’t read a count.

FrancieBrady · 29-05-2019 12:35am

So it looks like Peter has fought three elections and lost three...is it time for him to fall on his sword?

Nobelium · 29-05-2019 12:37am

FrancieBrady wrote: »

So it looks like Peter has fought three elections and lost three...is it time for him to fall on his sword?

Why would he be carrying weapons ? He's not some provo terrorism/murder apologist.

NIMAN · 29-05-2019 12:38am

Three?

FrancieBrady · 29-05-2019 12:40am

NIMAN wrote: »

Three?

Yep...three. He tried for the Seanad too and got 14 of the 113 required votes.

Anyone would think nobody wanted him.

Yermande · 29-05-2019 12:45am

I'd like to see him contest the next local elections. That'd make it a full suite of Irish electoral failures. A Royal Flush.

NIMAN · 29-05-2019 12:45am

Forgot about the Seanad.

But in his 2 other elections he got over 400,000 votes combined.

Not that bad for a failure?

FrancieBrady · 29-05-2019 12:49am

NIMAN wrote: »

Forgot about the Seanad.

But in his 2 other elections he got over 400,000 votes combined.

Not that bad for a failure?

Still a failure. No seat or position.

NIMAN · 29-05-2019 12:49am

True.

I think a councillor in the next local elections might be his level.

Fan of Netflix · 29-05-2019 12:50am

Green party deputy leader was on Prime Time tonight and was appalling. Disgusting arrogance and sneering at basic questions. They seem to relish taxing normal people. We aren't all D4 millionaires like her, Ryan and Cuffe.

Put them in the spotlight and if the media stop fawning over them and them to account they will crumble, and people will be sick of them quickly.

mickdw · 29-05-2019 12:57am

Yes talking down to Healy Rae - Did you not hear our leader speak, she said, as if Ryan is the second coming of Christ

Nobelium · 29-05-2019 12:59am

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Green party deputy leader was on Prime Time tonight and was appalling. Disgusting arrogance and sneering at basic questions. They seem to relish taxing normal people. We aren't all D4 millionaires like her, Ryan and Cuffe.

Put them in the spotlight and if the media stop fawning over them and them to account they will crumble, and people will be sick of them quickly.

mickdw wrote: »

Yes talking down to Healy Rae - Did you not hear our leader speak, she said, as if Ryan is the second coming of Christ

Same as Saosise McHugh, they can't debate policy and just resort to ad hominem.
Some people have short memories of what happened last time they were in power. Lies, spin, cronie capitalism and destruction of the Irish economy for a generation.

Peter Casey to contest the European elections

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