Election 2011 - Polling Day Announcement Poll

**BonnieShels** · 02/02/2011, 3:39 PM

It's margin of error stuff. Wouldn't be to concerned. When FG hit 40%, thats when the fun starts.

**Verdebianco** · 03/02/2011, 4:38 AM

If only Fine Gael would get their heads outta the clouds!

**ArdeeBhoy** · 03/02/2011, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

What is what now?

The election campaign has, er, started. As in of now and on the 1st Feb. That's all.

**dahamsta** · 03/02/2011, 1:59 PM

And what's happening at the moment is "nonsense". When the guff settles down, I'll post a new poll.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 03/02/2011, 3:12 PM

Largely agree but all election campaigns are 'nonsense'. Hence my observation.

**dahamsta** · 03/02/2011, 5:16 PM

It's all nonsense, but the start of a campaign is complete and utter nonsense. Like I said, I'll post a poll later. Can we stop now please? I'm so bored with this conversation I might actually die.

**Mr A** · 03/02/2011, 6:11 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

It's all nonsense, but the start of a campaign is complete and utter nonsense. Like I said, I'll post a poll later. Can we stop now please? I'm so bored with this conversation I might actually die.

**dahamsta** · 03/02/2011, 10:36 PM

heh heh

**culloty82** · 04/02/2011, 1:20 PM

Some of the independents have come together under the banner "New Vision", mind you, going by their work-in-progress website and the fact that their only candidate with a realistic hope of election is Luke "Ming the Merciless" Flanagan, they seem a non-starter already, even with David McWilliams backing.

**Macy** · 04/02/2011, 2:41 PM

Disappointed to see Ming associate with people like McGuirk - wouldn't have imagined they were "like minded", especially on social issues. On McGuirk, I see his "new vision" on not saving zombie financial institutions doesn't stretch to insurance companies that are based in his own consitituency.

**Dodge** · 04/02/2011, 2:46 PM

Enda saying he won't have anything to do with "any programme involving Vincent Browne"

Inspiring stuff

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2011, 3:42 PM

That's because VB said that Kenny should "take a bottle of whiskey and a gun into a dark room"

Equally inspiring.

**Dodge** · 04/02/2011, 3:46 PM

Browne isn't trying to convince people he can lead a nation...

Is Kenny going to avoid everyone who says bad things about him?

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2011, 3:58 PM

To be fair to Kenny - there's bad things and there's an insinuation that he should end his own life. No matter how glib or flippant they are, these sort of comments are pretty unacceptable. Bertie Ahern was castigated for similar comments and rightly so.

**Dodge** · 04/02/2011, 4:09 PM

I'm not for one second defending Browne, I'm just saying for a man who wants to be Taoiseach, he looks awful thin skinned at the minute

You can't honestly think that a position like Taoiseach doesn't require someone who'll engage with everybody?

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2011, 4:23 PM

Getting into a bit of a tit for tat here but If he looks thin skinned for not tolerating such comments, then I guess he will have to put up with that. I don't think he looks thin skinned btw. Matter of opinion I guess.

Engage with everybody? So he should allow people say what they like about him?

Generally I agree that Kenny is looking pretty uninspiring at the moment, but he is correct to make a stand against this sort of thing.

**culloty82** · 04/02/2011, 6:58 PM

The comment was crass, but once Kenny gets Browne to read out an apology on air before the debate, he must attend. He'll be Taoiseach regardless in three weeks, but the negative publicity will carry on until polling day if he carries out the boycott.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 04/02/2011, 7:32 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

It's all nonsense, but the start of a campaign is complete and utter nonsense. Like I said, I'll post a poll later. Can we stop now please? I'm so bored with this conversation I might actually die.

So on or around Feb 24th then? Fine.

**Macy** · 04/02/2011, 7:50 PM

I don't think it's much to do with what Brown said, more Kenny and FG getting on their terms. Insisting it be on RTE too and someone other than Brown. Gilmore will probably say he doesn't care, and Martin will come out with more soundbites about it being about issues and not soundbites.

And btw, until TV3 comply with the terms of their licence in terms of coverage, they shouldn't be given exclusive things such as this.

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/02/2011, 10:24 PM

In other news, rumour going around twitter, that Mick Wallace is running in Wexford.

Edit - He just announced same on VB, interesting, he could well win a seat.