Presidential Election 2018 (1 Viewer)

[nooleen]

Peter Casey ‘taking weekend off’ to decide on Áras campaign after Traveller comments

"I do not want the people of Ireland to elect me as President of Ireland just based on one statement I made."

Ha

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[Burgerbarbaby]

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[the_jen]

The presidential vote is proportional representation, so if I vote for Michael D and he gets 51% (I don't know how the quota is worked out in a single seat election, is it that simple?) then the surplus MDH votes are divvied out proportionally across the rest of the candidates? Is that right?

So if I think a candidate is an awful dickbag and I don't want my vote going towards them meeting the threshold to qualify for recoupment of expenses, then I rank all other candidates above them?

 

[IFF]

The presidential vote is proportional representation, so if I vote for Michael D and he gets 51% (I don't know how the quota is worked out in a single seat election, is it that simple?) then the surplus MDH votes are divvied out proportionally across the rest of the candidates? Is that right?

So if I think a candidate is an awful dickbag and I don't want my vote going towards them meeting the threshold to qualify for recoupment of expenses, then I rank all other candidates above them?

No, Michael d. Higgins is elected with 50% + 1 vote and that is that. The surplus would not be proportioned out as there is only one seat to fill.

Anyone with less than 12.5% won't be able to reclaim expenses if they don't reach 12.5% on the count Higgins is elected

Proportional representation only applies in multi seat elections. That is the proportionality of the system.

The system is pr-stv and in the presidential, the only part that matters is the stv - single transferable vote.

I'm just going in and voting Higgins 1 and that is that. No need for any other number on Friday.

 

[IFF]

Seems I might be wrong:

From a document on laois county council website

Also, any surplus(es) available after all seats have been filled must be
distributed if it/they could possibly give any continuing candidate enough votes to qualify
for recoupment of election expenses (see section VII).

 

[pete]

or you could just not give them a preference at all

 

[pete]

there's enough info in this one article to rule out several candidates

From Borat to O Brother, Where Art Thou?: The presidential candidates’ cultural lives

 

[IFF]

there's enough info in this one article to rule out several candidates

From Borat to O Brother, Where Art Thou?: The presidential candidates’ cultural lives

Peter Casey's admiration of John Wayne and Winston churchill

FACT CHECK: Did John Wayne Say He Believed in White Supremacy?

 

[pete]

Peter Casey's admiration of John Wayne and Winston churchill

FACT CHECK: Did John Wayne Say He Believed in White Supremacy?

My wife and I like inspirational quotes around mindfulness

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

there's enough info in this one article to rule out several candidates

From Borat to O Brother, Where Art Thou?: The presidential candidates’ cultural lives

Nice to see Seany G’s “inspirobot” persona is going strong there.

 

[IFF]

"If you elect me as president, I will post an inspirational meme a day to inspire the people"

 

[ann post]

Nice to see Seany G’s “inspirobot” persona is going strong there.

He's kinda like one of the guys who turns up in the total rickall episode of Rick and Morty

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

He's kinda like one of the guys who turns up in the total rickall episode of Rick and Morty

I don’t watch Rick and Morty. I saw the first episode and, while it was grand, that was enough for me.

 

[ann post]

I don’t watch Rick and Morty. I saw the first episode and, while it was grand, that was enough for me.

Most of the comparison i'm making is in the first two minutes

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[therealjohnny]

Peter Casey on RTE this morning;
"I'm not racist, I once brought the head of an Indian company over to talk to the IDA.."*

*paraphrasing

 

[Lili Marlene]

I know one person voting for Peter Casey. He won't or can't explain why but mumbles something about "groupthink" when Higgins is brought up.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I heard an auld lad the dart the other day proclaiming his support for Casey and his anti-traveller stance

 

[Lili Marlene]

I heard an auld lad the dart the other day proclaiming his support for Casey and his anti-traveller stance

That bothers me less.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'm thinking of giving a 2 to Joan Freeman so that she might get her money back but I don't really know anything about her. Does she deserve her money back?

 

[therealjohnny]

She's Iona Institute isn't she?