Election literature for Dublin West
Has anyone else received “Sorry I missed you” pamphlets in their letterboxes from electioneering politicians without any attempt having been made to ring the doorbell or knock at the door?
I suspect I will also miss their names on the ballot paper. Sorry.
Pavel Marianski,
Dungarvan,
Co Waterford.
Canvassing and knocking on doors (The Irish Times letters page)
Pic: Ross Boyd
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I only had FF and SD knock.
SF with the ‘sorry we missed you’ but I heard them drop it in the letterbox.
I give credit to those knocking on the doors. It’s a tough job.
I got a stamped address letter to both myself and my wife from FF candidate, must be going for the personal touch, apologising for not being able to make it to my area, but to still give her my vote. In her defence she is on maternity leave having recently had twins.
Still not voting FF,FG, Labour or Green.
Joan Collins No.1
I got three pages of a letter from PBP candidate, Brid Smith, inside an envelope of very high quality paper stock, printed two spot colours, green and gold with Harp and Oireachtas on it. Fancy.
I also got that one but not personally addressed though.
They must be making the most from the new printer lol.
I’m in DSC as well and didn’t receive either of those letters. Oh well.
Would you like my ones?
I had 4 of the same size fliers from 4 different parties the other day in my letter box, all aligned exactly on top of one another. Would I be correct in thinking, then, that all parties just get the same third party to deliver these things en masse? As opposed to them being dropped in by canvassers (which does happen too obviously)
Some are dropped by canvassers, but others (like yours it seems) are just dropped by 3rd party / post services.
Even if you miss Pauline Tully, there is a good chance you might hear her passing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51407812
Perhaps some canvassers employed a technique used by some services when they call to your home:
The Feather Knock.
Have a sign out front saying ‘if you leave a leaflet, I won’t vote for you’, barely get anything through the door these days. Bliss.
Mostly the Greens dropping stuff, gombeens.
If your doorbell is even vaguely finicky, you might not notice because regular users of it are aware but someone who’s never used it before hasn’t got a clue. Can’t always hear the internal ringer from outside a new house.
One knock by the outgoing Labour TD and a clatter of leaflets. I saw James Reilly lurking around one day but he didn’t bother knocking on any doors, which was probably wise of him.
Every year a leaflet is dropped through my letter box cordially inviting me to visit a Baptist church 20km away. Every two years I get a thoughtful leaflet from the Jehovah Witnesses. As they don’t seek my vote I am not annoyed, but I never respond to their kind attention.