General election 2020 (2 Viewers)

[7 - No tomorrow]

The available evidence for SF when deciding on candidates, was the Euros and the locals, and it didn't show any of this surge

Fuck knows what happens now.
I've never made predictions, and I never will.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Ruth Coppinger out. Sad. It seems a lot of the final Fine Gael and Labour transfer votes went to Fianna Fail, which says a lot frankly.

 

[jonah]

Ruth Coppinger out. Sad. It seems a lot of the final Fine Gael and Labour votes went to Fianna Fail, which says a lot frankly.

Yes Ruth is one of the most disappointing losses

 

[Lili Marlene]

Yes Ruth is one of the most disappointing losses

You'd think the party of WORKERS and their alleged arch enemy wouldn't support FF, eh? For a moment there i thought Jack Chambers might be out and the Solidarity/Greens would both get the seats.

 

[ann post]

When the lab eventually melted here in the west it was in the region of about 60% left 40% right.

+1 for Coppinger being a loss.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

When the lab eventually melted here in the west it was in the region of about 60% left 40% right.

+1 for Coppinger being a loss.

Really liked her
Have to think she'll be back
But Ruth not getting in on transfers puts the SF surge as more of a FFG backlash than a true lurch to the left. Just a guess though.

I'll take a little extra pleasure if Stephen DOnnelly goes out now.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Really liked her
Have to think she'll be back
But Ruth not getting in on transfers puts the SF surge as more of a FFG backlash than a true lurch to the left. Just a guess though.

I'd agree with that, she got lost amid various surges. Kind of spoils all the talk online of young Irish going "truly we have voted left this election."

 

[magicbastarder]

i think coppinger was marmite for many people. so not as transfer friendly as she might have been.

 

[pete]

She got my #1 anyway, as is traditional.

 

[ann post]

I'm pretty hyped that two megabudget FFs who had the place wrecked with trumpy billboards and had a full time person working PR are 50% out at this point, and one might be toppled by an indie.

Going to bed when galway west ties up. (never).

 

[magicbastarder]

still a chance here (dublin north west) that PBP could pull off an upset by leapfrogging FF. he's about 500 votes behind, but the next two candidates to be eliminated will be lab and GP, so more likely to transfer to him than FF i suspect.

 

[hugh]

Shame Ross losing his seat. That’s what I call a result.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Fwiw, I think every constituency has a Twitter feed, which should have the latest info

Looking great for my girl, Neasa

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Why is Dublin Central such a small constituency ?
must be by far smallest in Dublin if not the whole country.
the quota is almost half what it is in Tipperary.

in Tipperary i think Alan Kelly will get last seat after Jackie Cahill (FF).
so Seamus Healy looks certain to lose out.
i would by far prefer him to Martin Browne (SF) who came from nowhere
to get 10,000 first preferences.
having said that i'm pretty sure Healy would have been happy supporting a SF/left coalition.

a big problem now is that left politicians have little scope for criticizing dodgier
elements of SF-ism. it's simply not transfer friendly.

 

[nuke terrorist]

the WSM Twitter feed focuses on the misfortunes of the far right
who made little headway:

Workers Solidarity (@WSMIreland) | Twitter

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Why is Dublin Central such a small constituency ?
must be by far smallest in Dublin if not the whole country.
the quota is almost half what it is in Tipperary.

Constituency has 4 seats, but has bounced from having 5 to 4 to 3 at various times

I guess that has affected quotas and such. Honestly haven't thought about it - prolly should have.

It's an odd shop - the massive Bertie years, and all the Christmas card and calendars etc
Tony Gregory, Maureen.
Mary Lou
Paschal fixing the road

It's got a lot of colour

Really hope Gary gets in

 

[ann post]

It's an odd shop -

oddlly enough pascal is in bother there kinda, next three to fall excepting lab as a 50/50 are left transfer. needs 30% of the next three and neasa could be in before him bumping gannon.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

oddlly enough pascal is in bother there kinda, next three to fall excepting lab as a 50/50 are left transfer. needs 30% of the next three and neasa could be in before him bumping gannon.

He is in trouble, no doubt

You'd think Fitzpatrick's transfers might help him though - more than Christy anyways
Really want it for Gary



Neasa follows me on Twitter, cos we go way back [/brag]
She's gonna be a great TD

 

[dudley]

Shame Ross losing his seat. That’s what I call a result.

The only prob with Shane Ross losing his seat is it allowed two FG's in!

 

[hugh]

the WSM Twitter feed focuses on the misfortunes of the far right
who made little headway:

Workers Solidarity (@WSMIreland) | Twitter

This is a real positive. They seemed to get virtually no traction at all.

 

[therealjohnny]

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