It won’t affect the DUP. They could set fire to a newly born child and one peep of their dog whistle of parades, traditions, culture, bonfires, Ulster would have their supporters running from their lairs.
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That’s my view on it too. They’ve already positioned themselves as being the victims of an attack on Unionism and they’ll bang that drum to their supporters. There may be a slight loss of votes to the UUP but I expect the majority of existing support to stick with them despite the clear evidence of corruption.
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You also have to bear in mind that they got 450m or a chunk of it for their “supporters”. Client politics at its best.
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The biggest issue isn’t the politicians, it’s the thick-as-shit, pig-ignorant supporters that vote for them
The DUP have a hot line to white thrash , bigoted PULs. They will sell themselves as the vanguard against a tea egg being FM. A vote for UUP is a vote for SF FM. The disturbing thing is that this is a winning strategy .
What are you trying to say?
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The DUP are bigots and they know it pays political dividends . Create the old scare about Rome rule and they are on to a winner .
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Do they not understand the demographic trend?
All politics is about as long term as the next election
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How long before a reunification vote? That would be some craic. Potential for violent unrest both sides of the border. I might finally live out my lifelong dream of burning the Sindo offices to the ground.
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There’s a perfect storm brewing. I’d say when article 50 is triggered there could be some serious pressure put on.
I suppose the do but they are not really concerned about that for now . Any way the nationalist vote is showing signs of stagnating in last few elections .
They really want to keep the FM gig .
unreal 
Not 100% clued in on Norn Iron politics, would I be right in saying;
DUP - Unionist and Prod vote
UUP - As above
Shinners- Nationalist and Catholic
SDLP - mixed vote
That post cheered me up no end after reading all this troublesome stuff about Martin McGuinesses’ health situation pal.
Ffs Ray
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Poor Arlene getting death threats now. Next week will she her being admitted to hospital in a wheelchair with chest pains or something.
Election on March 2nd.
Arlene Foster’s statement had a go at Sinn Féin for taking actions which have an adverse financial cost to Northern Ireland.
You couldn’t make it up.
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The fleg crowd will eat it up