The Presidential Election 2025

[deeahgwitch]

Your thoughts.
i’m in the ABB camp.
I accept he did a great job re The Good Friday Agreement but his government pre the economic crash !!!🙄🥲

No, I don't agree. I think not voting shows apathy whereas making the effort to go out but spoil the vote shows that I do care.

Describing Bertie as a weird antique truly delights me.

I'm not wrong you know

That's an interesting point...and x is a spoiled vote. I still have to choose 1 and 2...possibly 3. I think Bertie would be good at all the chit chat with important people who might not have a clue what he was saying. I'm not sure if I would like him signing legislation.
I might just scribble Liam Neeson on my ballot paper. With my wee pencil. As I dream of the electronic voting machines back in Berties day.

If CC is has outspoken as I think she will be. I think it will be a 1 termer. She may just do enough damage to herself for the electorate to vote her out in 7 years.

it’s an absolute mess. This why MM should only be trotted out with prepared statements and under no circumstances be allowed to make a decision about what socks to wear let alone anything else. This entire shambles is of MM making and his deliberate populist political tactics.

Catherine Connolly has come under immense pressure in interviews unlike Heather Humphreys. She has remained calm and composed always answering politely and respectfully. Why do some interviewers think shouting, bring abrupt and talking over the interviewee is a good look?

I'll vote hh on the basis that she knows what a women is.

But she isn't quite sure, unfortunately. She's said it's 'complicated' (it really isn't Heather) and then waffled about people 'transitioning' which to me sounds like she believes people can transition to the opposite sex.

Shit, is CC totally on board the trans train?

Of course she is, can't you tell that just by looking at her. She is the quintessential holy wee woman of the early 21st century omnicause. Pious and compliant.

She was the Director of Referenda last year when the Government were pushing for a Yes vote.
She said recently that the referendum was defeated because we, the electorate didn’t understand.
She won’t get my vote.
Nor will CC

Completely, totally 100%.
She had Jenny Craig Maguire of f*ck TERFs fame canvassing for her.
I think HH personally knows what a woman is but she has always toed the party line and that won't change if she is President.

Yep. In a recent radio interview she was talking about how there are 'infinite genders' and how we all just need to be kind and crack on with it

There isnt a least worst option to vote for...i cannot vote for hh as she can only spout the party line. I 1000% cannot vote CC...the more I see and hear from her the more she scares me. Shes a total chameleon who should be in a little red riding hood remake... she gives off innocent kind granny vibes, shes on my side etc etc but behind that is someone steely with extreme beliefs. No way will never vote for her!

The only thing that could give us a different choice would be Gavin topping the poll. Without that, we're stuck with one or other of those. I don't want FG HH and I want CC much less.

I'd say it's a farce, but it isn't funny.

100% @DeanElderberry so I will add a 1 next to Mr Gavins name. Fold the voting slip and drop it into the box and wait to see what happens. Even if he's corrupt and accepts theres grounds for court action.

Waiting on the official ruling next week but this is an interesting development. Can the election be postponed if he rules it was unconstitutional for FG to use the whip on it's members?

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@haygal and @DeanElderberry you've both said exactly how I feel.... I'm really struggling 😩 between a rock and a hard place.

@TaTuirseOrm its a total shit show! But FF have given us plan B so let's not waste it. Do as I am and the outcome can't be any worse than beevis or butthead getting elected. It could deliver big time by triggering mehole martin getting ditched as taoiseach.
Honestly I'm mystified as to why people are spoiling their vote by adding random names and comments when voting Jim Gavin could trigger huge changes.

You couldn't make it up....Will another one drop LOL hh in trouble now

He might accept the presidency though, that's the risk too.

https://x.com/IndJoeBehan/status/1978494902775296398?t=ykCFm9TLypkrZBdXxNDmyw&s=19
I think this councillor gives a good outline as to why so many people are going to spoil the vote.

He could do that, but he'd be such damaged goods that I find it hard to believe he'd stay in office for long. Whereas being stuck with either of the others for 7 long years - ugh.

I'm voting for JG. No other prefs, I am not comfortable with either CC or HH, although HH shades it for maybe NOT putting foot in mouth too much. I'm sad that I can't vote for either woman in the race though.

Voting for Gavin on principle. So what if FF get their money back, I don't care about that, in the big scheme it's buttons. What might be achieved if Gavin gets past the post is the potential for drama and change, and a bloody nose to some. I'd like that.

I also see the challenge mentioned above which is very very interesting. Anyone know much about Cora Stack?

“So is it a biological woman, someone who is born a woman?” Connolly was probed. “There’s a small group of people who wish to identify in a different manner than I do. I accept that completely; I think that’s not a big challenge to a democracy, to a healthy society, and that’s all I can say really,”
-interview with Alison Hyland on TippFM