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So it'll be FF/FG and 2 easily bought independents? Boxer Moran and who else?

I would rather see that than have one of the smaller left wing parties join and get wiped out at the next election. Labour twice, and now the Greens have suffered big losses after being junior government partners.

The left wing parties need to cooperate at least a bit in opposition to show that they are a viable alternative next time up. They should also propose popular amendments to the government bills so that they can get FF/FG on record opposing them.

What are the tallies about if not the first preference votes? Is it how they work out the quota?

The first step in the count process is to count the number of ballot papers. When you open a ballot box they want to confirm that the number of papers in the box matches the number of ballot papers handed out at that location.

In Ireland the papers are counted face up which means the observers that the parties have in the count location are able to see how people have been voting.They are so well practiced at that they are able to give very accurate tallies of the amount of first preference votes each candidate received. They also have at least some idea of how the transfers are going but the level of accuracy for that is much less.

Just enough

Looking mediocre so far

Exit poll

FF 19.5
FG 21
SF 21.1

No real weak links in Pot 2 so it will be tough enough to get a top 2 position.

Well Gaetz is out as a potential AG pick

This is a very disappointing decision, I had hoped that we would have a long drawn out circus with this nomination.
Never mind, there are still plenty of other clowns.

John Prescott

Have started watching "Say Nothing" based on the book about the Disappeared (Jean McConville etc.). It is on Hulu here in the US. It is not a documentary but a drama focusing mostly on the Price Sisters.
OK so far.
There is a disclaimer at the end of each episode "Gerry Adams has always denied being a member of the IRA or participating in any IRA-related violence"

I'm not an anti-vaxxer but the MSM are shills for the global elites and the narrative! Do your own research! You're all being lied to! Wake up, sheeple!

Woke woke woke

The breakdown by age is interesting, FF/FG beat SF 62/10 among 65+ it's 27/38 among 18-24

Age does give you wisdom and a scepticism of easy solutions.

Or they are just voting for the parties that they voted for all their lives.

The breakdown by age is interesting, FF/FG beat SF 62/10 among 65+ it's 27/38 among 18-24

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/14/election-2024-poll-support-for-independents-jumps-but-fine-gael-remains-most-popular-party/
 

Party	18-24	25-34	35-49	50-64	65+
Fianna Fail	15%	13%	15%	19%	32%
Fine Gael	12%	23%	22%	32%	30%
Labour	4%	5%	5%	3%	6%
Green Party	6%	3%	4%	3%	1%
Sinn Fein	38%	25%	18%	15%	10%
People Before Profit Solidarity (Anti- Austerity Alliance/Rise)	3%	4%	2%	2%	2%
Social Democrats	7%	3%	5%	3%	0%
Aontú	0%	1%	5%	3%	2%
Independent candidate	14%	22%	23%	19%	17%
Other party	2%	1%	1%	0%	1%

Rubio is a noble statesman compared to some of the others.

RFK Jr in charge of HHS.

Words fail.

Trump is a genius, he keeps making each pick crazier than the previous one so we forget how crazy the previous picks were.

Next MTG, Boebert and Alex Jones.

Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: 'Our World in Data' estimates of January 2020 to December 2022

So it looks like the excess deaths started before vaccines were available. That won't stop the anti-vaxxer loons blaming the vaccines.

It can't be in Tyrone can it? Neutral?

Silly rule, Errigal Ciaran wouldn't get much advantage from playing at a ground they play at a couple of times a year.