2011 Presidential Election- Start of Campaign Poll

**Mr A** · 28/09/2011, 2:21 PM

Now that the candidates are declared, people may be interested in doing this.

First preference only. Dunno how to do them fancy ass transferable vote polls!

Edit: ordering was pretty arbitrary based on the order they appeared on a report on the first debate earlier today. I guess it would also make sense for people to say why they're voting for a particular candidate.

Main debate thread remains here: http://foot.ie/threads/140699-2011-P...ntial-Election

**Macy** · 28/09/2011, 2:50 PM

Michael D Higgins - the only statesman (statesperson?) in the field.

**Mr A** · 28/09/2011, 2:52 PM

Will be watching the campaign to see how things shake out but it's likely to be either Norris or Higgins.

I'm away the day of the vote in any case so it doesn't really matter

**osarusan** · 28/09/2011, 3:09 PM

Any chance the title of the thread could be changed to differentiate it from the other '2011 Presidential election' thread - they're almost indistinguishable when looking at the main page.

**bennocelt** · 28/09/2011, 3:19 PM

Martin number one, and MD and Norris there after

**Mr A** · 28/09/2011, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Any chance the title of the thread could be changed to differentiate it from the other '2011 Presidential election' thread - they're almost indistinguishable when looking at the main page.

Sorry, didn't think of that and only a mod can edit titles of threads I think.

**sadloserkid** · 28/09/2011, 3:45 PM

McGuinness. Mostly because 35k is a whole lot less to waste on a pretty much useless office than 250k.

**Mr A** · 28/09/2011, 4:06 PM

Didn't one of the candidates (Gallagher I think) say they'd do it for free?

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 28/09/2011, 5:09 PM

Originally Posted by sadloserkid

McGuinness. Mostly because 35k is a whole lot less to waste on a pretty much useless office than 250k.

Think it's closer to €340k!

**dahamsta** · 28/09/2011, 5:29 PM

I'm hoping McGuinness wins on the good old Irish "let's vote for this guy for a laugh, two fingers to the establishment" routine. I think of all the candidates, McGuinness is the one that'd be most bored (aka ****ed off) and thus most likely to exercise the presidential referral.

Is the presidential vote PR-STV?

**BonnieShels** · 28/09/2011, 5:49 PM

It's an example of PR-STV but with only one constituency/seat to fill.

Higgins all the way. By far the most accomplished member of the list.

Will be giving David my no. 2 however.

**Battery Rover** · 28/09/2011, 7:33 PM

I will vote 1 Norris 2 Michael D

**culloty82** · 28/09/2011, 7:58 PM

I'll probably do the reverse of Battery Rover in order to give Norris his due, but Michael D would probably be the better ambassador, which just edges it.

**Angus** · 28/09/2011, 8:05 PM

This is going to sound juvenile. This race is beyond comical - and of the 7, there are 2 or 3 who I think could genuinely do a decent job (Higgins, Martin, Mitchell) but for the sheer entertainment of listening to Official Ireland howl with fake outrage, would it not be funny if Martin won ?

**legendz** · 28/09/2011, 9:52 PM

Is Mary Davis hiding link or support of Fianna Fail? On Prime Time, the interviewer seemed eager to ask her about it. She's been put on a lot of prestigious boards by Fianna Fail. As she listed FG's Gareth Fitzgerald and FF's Sean Lemass as politicians who've inspired her, the interviewer seemed eager again to know if any recent FF leaders were an inspiration for her.

**sadloserkid** · 28/09/2011, 9:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Didn't one of the candidates (Gallagher I think) say they'd do it for free?

Real candidates Mr.A, real candidates!

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

Think it's closer to €340k!

Jaysus. Even Pat O'Sullivan would blush...

**BonnieShels** · 28/09/2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by legendz

Is Mary Davis hiding link or support of Fianna Fail? On Prime Time, the interviewer seemed eager to ask her about it. She's been put on a lot of prestigious boards by Fianna Fail. As she listed FG's Gareth Fitzgerald and FF's Sean Lemass as politicians who've inspired her, the interviewer seemed eager again to know if any recent FF leaders were an inspiration for her.

Yes.

As is Gallagher.

Both are FF shills.

**Mr A** · 28/09/2011, 11:00 PM

From what I saw of Prime Time with a moody baby to mind..

I thought Mary Davis was very poor. Wouldn't answer the questions.

Norris remained on the defensive throughout and performed poorly.

Michael D was ok.

The others either I didn't hear much of or made no real impression on me.

**geysir** · 29/09/2011, 12:43 AM

Michael D got out in time before Labour switched from burning the bondholder to burning the citizens and scour the country for scroungers, as soon as they were invited to put Fine Gael into power. He managed to stay on the high ground and go headlong into the presidential campaign untouched by the Great Labour 2011 election promise scam.
Considering Michael D's rhetoric over the past years about the folly of pouring money into the pits of the banks, I wonder how he reconciles his ideal "the recovery of the promise of a real republic that would be built on citizenship" to the actions of his party?

**mypost** · 29/09/2011, 7:00 AM

Don't know who to vote for, but with d.n. in the race, I will be voting for 6 candidates. I can't decide the order atm, but it's clear imo, that some of them are only in it for a laugh. As long as they keep him out, I'll be happy.