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I was in Mitchelstown today. Two things.
FF have spent a fortune on posters for their European candidates.
Billy kelleher looks like a ladyboy in his posters.
I donāt know what party / candidate to vote for.
I wonāt entertain voting for FG, FF, LAB or SF.
Think that leaves me with Soc Dems (Gannon) Greens (Cuffe), Cla(i)re Daly and a load of other independents which cover all ranges of the crackpot scale.
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Ivan has rubbed the former ear to the ground presenter the wrong way here. She demanding he apologize for using the word trouser
Give Ciaran cuffe your number 1. Youāve just had a kid and youāve spent the guts of 40 years fucking up the world heāll have to live in. This will assuage your guilt. A bit.
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I wonder is there any other country in the EU where their MEPās campaign videos consist of sports clips and contain absolutely no information about the platform the politician is running on, or any information on what he did in the parliament last time around, or what he might hope achieve next time around. Whatās worse is heāll stroll in.
Mick Wallace was canvassing limerick city last Saturday morning .
Heās in the Ireland South constituency which is all of Munster and part of Leinster (6 of 12 counties I think). The lovely Clare is going in Dublin so theyāll hopefully both get in. 3 European constituencies these days when it used to be 4. Is this the second time with 3? That Midlands NW constituency takes in the likes of Connacht, Kildare, Donegal and Louth. Itās a bit random.
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He has a chance I would think . No doubt given his love of Italy he was supporting Benton at Thomond on Saturday
I think Clare may well struggle. Youād assume FG, FF And SF will have a quota each. Iād say Cuffs will grab a fair few first preference but will be a savage fella for transfers. Daly has a much bigger profile than many of the others (inc Boylan and Andrews) but Iāve not seen much of a campaign from her so far.
Youād imagine the Greens should do well, with climate change such a big issue and people continuing the move away from the traditional parties.
Iāve seen no Clare Daly posters in my travels around the Dublin constituency which is remarkable. Iād expect FG and SF to get a seat each with the remaining two between FF Lab and the Greens.
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Is Clare Daly pro or anti EU ?
Not sure Andrews will get a quota.
Claire Daly vs Lynn Boylan would be fantastic for a seat. Lynn is already ratcheting things up by going on about an EU Army.
Lynn Boylan has the sf and incumbent advantage. Her and Daly would presumably share a lot of support base. I think in a straight shootout on merit most people would choose Daly because of her excellent track record as opposed to Boylans lack of profile. Interestingly (or maybe not) my mother in law said she wouldnt vote for Daly because she thought she was needed in the DĆ il and didnāt want her disappearing off to Europe.
Lynn is a far superior politician on a number of levels. She should go into DE.
I had the same thought about Wallace, he might be a bit of a clown but himself and Daly are the only ones who consistently stick it to the government. Without them I doubt the whistle blower stuff would have as much traction.
Every democratic parliament requires a few contrarians to poke the government and to generate wider interest in politics. It is a good thing that PR enables this.
Care to expand on this? Preferrably with examples and an explanation of DE. Off the top of my head Iāve heard about one thing she did in europe ( a paper she was writing about something, itās not mentioned on her SF page).
Her SF page is below and is (similarly to most politicians) high on bluster and low on any actual facts. For example, she was apparently āa staunch defender of Irelandās interests during the Brexit negotiationsā. Iād like to know how.
Claire is great if you donāt like paying your VAT.
Lynn is all over European votes. Very active.