Tonight.
For the first time ever, three parties are all fighting it out to be Ireland’s most popular party according to the official Exit Poll for General Election 2020.
The Ipsos MRBI Exit Poll for TG4, RTÉ, The Irish Times and UCD shows Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin all on 22% of first preference votes.
Any excuse.
More as we get it.
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Thanks Deirdre Ní Choistín
Meanwhile….
Exit polling preferences among Generation Z.
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Transfers will be interesting. Get your dinner out of the way early and sit down and watch the coverage. It’ll be more exciting than a Christmas Day Eastenders cliffhanger. Duff Duff Duff Duff Da Da Da Da…
duff? wtf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDOg-Aqyidc
It’ll be decided on penalties as usual with Ireland.
SF handy enough with a shoot out…
Lol
VARadkar?
Haha I like it
Looks like the Anyone But FFG vote has traction.
…take that tans…heh x 3…
In fairness, 22% doesn’t take into account the number of candidates being run by each…
This. SF will shrivel once the counting begins.
Wrong again.
You think SF will get the same number of seats as FF? Or the same number as FG?
That’s an entirely different point isn’t it?
Late in the evening when FF and FG are picking up second seats all over the country, SF will be sitting on their hands…they’ll shrivel as the others pass them out.
And if last time is anything to go by they’ll sit on their hands when it comes to trying to form a government as well.
SF will jump to an early lead as they have a single candidate in each constituency who will get across the line. but this will peter out as they run out of candidates.
Maybe Leo will Peter out?
What do you mean?
Well, you used the words ‘peter out’. Just wondering if Peter Casey will be responsible for a dent in Varadkars own vote.
Peter “people’s real concerns” Casey vs Leo. It’s a battle that’ll last for at least the first count.
Tallies have Peter “people’s real concerns” Casey on 1% in Dublin West and 3% in Donegal.
ah. gotcha. thanks
Hi Cian
will the next round prefs transfers fall into “ABFFG” candidates?
surprised – and disappointed- that SD and PBP didnt do better
There’ll be a load of SF candidates elected early and PBP should draw transfers from them.
Maybe in urban areas, it will be interesting where sf transfers will go out the country
Exactly, Dav; there are many who don’t understand that outside of the main cities the candidate options aren’t as varied and numerous as those within the larger constituencies – that’s the reality, unfortunately. The established political parties [for the most part] can take their seats for granted, but independent candidates/ smaller parties can’t afford to financially compete with the status quo, so where’s the democracy in that? We’re in to an American type system whereby money buys votes.
Btw, I think you should copyright your mantra, ‘thanks blushirts’ because it’s very appropriate – and sarcastic.
I’m also with Dav on the thanks blueshirts buzz in fairness, he gets grief because he never engagées on anything else lightly..or anything else really
As am I, Janet, I like his tenacity and passion and it’s not without a factual base or lack of understanding either. Otherwise, what’s with all the sexy undertones on BS tonight, ‘engagées’? That word is so onomatopoeic if one didn’t know what it meant, one would have to try it just to find out – and so would I.
my middle name is undertone Steph ;)
Not a chance.
PBP ran 2 candidates in Galway West, they hadn’t much chance of getting one in never mind 2. Then they go and promote this gobpoo, it somewhat explains why they haven’t done better.
https://www.thejournal.ie/joe-loughnane-suspended-from-pbp-4998335-Feb2020/
Lol, you moved on from Sinn Fein rather quickly mlal.
She’s still my first love, I’ll never be over her.
in fairness, marylou, there isnt a single party that hasn’t run a gobpoo somewhere and at some stage
I’m curious mlal if there is anyone on the left that you think is a good candidate?
+1 I’m surprised about everything. I wasn’t here for the last election, but it seems this one has a different hue entirely than any previous. More intrigued than disappointed.
yer only projecting yourself luv
Thunderdome! Three leaders enter, one woman leaves!
did ye see the exit polls for the 18-25 y/o segment??????
SF 31.8
FG 15.5
GP 14.4
FF 13.6
LAB 2.6
SD 4.1
PBP 6.6
IND 8.9
…..
the sour faces right now on the telly….it’s a joy to see :) :)
Will Labour ever be forgiven?
only 2.6% of 18-25’s gave them a 1st pref
its so low the margin of error nearly covers it
I don’t know much about politics but there’s a mountain to climb I’d have thought
Imagine how low it would have been if they had known about iPhone Joan…
Eventually. When they get back to being a left wing party, run by actual socialists and not out of touch pensioners who gave us Jobbridge and food banks.
I hope you didn’t post this comment from an expensive phone.
A bottom of the range laptop, actually.
Like myself.
No. Finally Ireland is copping on that a vote for Labour is a second preference for the Blueshirts.
I cant believe its not labour
Classic!
“To the 29% of 18-25 year olds who voted FF/FG I hope you have to hear your ma and da riding in the gaff you can’t move out of for the rest of your lives #ExitPoll #GeneralElection2020”
Source: https://twitter.com/shaunamurphy_x/status/1226271945852956675
plus until they are 40 ..ish and ovaries and testicles have mutually shriveled
should I expect a sudden or gradual shrivelling?
oh overnight..
best make maximum use of them now so
correct
Citation needed, thanks
Labour needs a new leader. Someone that is closer to what labour is supposed to be. Ideally some new blood.
Jeremy, come on over. Remind me, who was the Labour Director of Elections again?
…or…they could do something honest for once…and disband…
There might be no one left in Labour in a couple of years. Disbanding might be wise. Or, they could do a reverse take over of SF, like the Workers Party did with Labour.
Alan Kelly vs Aodhan O’Riordain deathmatch?
Yeah, they’re fupped.
Labour needs to die. Period.
Labour need to go away. Tally says Burton is out. Hopefully they all get wiped out.
LOLs
FG came first!!!
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pyrrhic-victory
*sniggers*
Comical Cian.
They say it’s a ringing endorsement and they should have first shout to form a government.. the big question is where do the transfers go.. that big new vote for SF.. oh to be at the rally’s tomorrow..
Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.
Premature ej….ion?
Or should i say:
Thanks! — blushirts
Howd this work out, Cian?
They didn’t though, did they?
SF came out top of every age bracket under 65 in the exit poll.
Just want to say thanks to Bodger for staying up past his bedtime to post this, also thanks for the papers every night, I never comment on them but they have become a part of my nightly routine, quietly but greatly appreciated.
A pleasure, Broadbag, thank you very much.
Bodger, the way you wrote that is very sexy; I’m just sayin’ like as I’ve nought else to offer.
Also, I agree.
AND all of those lengthy election interview transcripts. Great work.
*talks over one another to praise Bodger*
Not to mention the detailed reporting of cases like that of Sgt. McCabe.
I’d agree there x
The Clinton pizza and Qanon thing made my testicular fortitude shrivel however
The next Government comprised of Fianna Fail + Fine Gael + Greens which will
stumble on to the Anniversary of the Civil War which will make the the attempt
to commemorate RIC – Black and Tans seem as minor, it is amusing to see FF and FG
form into, need it to be said a “shotgun marriage”,,,,,the next sequel could be a lump
of the Fianna Failers joining the Shiiners…..and wait for it the already begun charm
offensive by the media to ingratiate themselves with the Shinners, already apparent
in the musings of one Fionnan Sheehan in the Indo…..the best bit will the implementation
of the Shinners Policies without them being in Government…..just anything to hang on
At least the 18-25 year olds in Blighty only support terrorist sympathisers rather than actual terrorists.
I see Brer Rabbitte is lining his pockets on RTE this morning. An ‘expert opinion’ ROFL
I saw that
That whole Montrose campus needs to be sold off to a vulture fund, we might never get a better price for it
capital idea, someone get DOB on the blower
Exactly