Race for the ARAS 2025

[laoislad]

Does Heather humphries family history dissuade many southern voters?

Yes

[seafoid]

Imagine the amount of corruption you dont know about.

Irish deserve it because they do nothing other than throw the head up. A conquered peasant mindset.

The North isn't much better.

[seafoid]

The timeline of Jim Gavin's withdrawal and what it means for the Áras race | Indo Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqQEgm1zFYk

[The Boy Wonder]

Does Heather humphries family history dissuade many southern voters?

At the outset I had HH in mind for No. 1 and CC for No. 2.
After the 2 debates the positions are reversed.

Those cheerleaders for the blocking of Maria Steen can see their folly now - a limited choice election.
Maria Steen had the pedigree and the support to be a candidate - unfortunately her path was blocked.
She played a key role in successfully influencing NO votes in last year's referendums.
I might or might not have given her a No. 1 or No. 2 - I would have waited for debates before forming an opinion.
It seems that many people form their opinion of her based on hearsay and perceptions.

Judging the two debates so far just on debating skills Catherine Connolly was head and shoulders above the other two candidates. She is fairly unflappable. Maria Steen would have given her a run for her money.

[Blowitupref]

Does Heather humphries family history dissuade many southern voters?

At the outset I had HH in mind for No. 1 and CC for No. 2.
After the 2 debates the positions are reversed.

Those cheerleaders for the blocking of Maria Steen can see their folly now - a limited choice election.
Maria Steen had the pedigree and the support to be a candidate - unfortunately her path was blocked.
She played a key role in successfully influencing NO votes in last year's referendums.
I might or might not have given her a No. 1 or No. 2 - I would have waited for debates before forming an opinion.
It seems that many people form their opinion of her based on hearsay and perceptions.

Judging the two debates so far just on debating skills Catherine Connolly was head and shoulders above the other two candidates. She is fairly unflappable. Maria Steen would have given her a run for her money.

Her late bid meant she ran out of time
to secure the final two signatures of the 20 needed to be on ballot paper.

[whitey]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Then we will have 3 names on a ballot and only one person running

When it happens, remember where you heard it first

[DaleCooper]

HH is easy money at 19/10

[Wildweasel74]

Steen only herself to blame, nobody else. Didn't come forward to late and didn't put in the hard yards to get the nominations which she probably would have.

[gallsman]

Missed this one, but that's a wonderful skewering 

A skewering! Incredible stuff.

[DaleCooper]

Imagine the amount of corruption you dont know about.

Irish deserve it because they do nothing other than throw the head up. A conquered peasant mindset.

The North isn't much better.

The "themmuns" phenomenon tampers it somewhat, the scale of corruption and looting of state coffers is quite incredible in the Republic.

[Rossfan]

Does Heather humphries family history dissuade many southern voters?

Maria Steen had the support to be a candidate -

Obviously hadn't!
Dr Martin Daly FF TD says he'll be voting HH.

[Orior]

There is nitpicking and then there is this

Nonsense. If one of them was to say "Northern Ireland" rather than "the north of Ireland" or "the six counties" half the lads on this board would be freaking out. Language matters.

To qoute yourself: "Nonsense".

A quick google throws up examples of each of the three candidates saying "Northern Ireland" in just the past week. Care to quote some of the posts from "half the lads on this board" who have been no doubt been "freaking out" about it?

They're running for the presidency of Ireland not the free state. Therefore I'd expect the candidates not to recognise partition.

[Rossfan]

Too late for that.
Good Friday Agreement etc

[Franko]

Missed this one, but that's a wonderful skewering 

A skewering! Incredible stuff.

Ach I wouldn't go that far, but if you say so.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Does Heather humphries family history dissuade many southern voters?

At the outset I had HH in mind for No. 1 and CC for No. 2.
After the 2 debates the positions are reversed.

Those cheerleaders for the blocking of Maria Steen can see their folly now - a limited choice election.
Maria Steen had the pedigree and the support to be a candidate - unfortunately her path was blocked.
She played a key role in successfully influencing NO votes in last year's referendums.
I might or might not have given her a No. 1 or No. 2 - I would have waited for debates before forming an opinion.
It seems that many people form their opinion of her based on hearsay and perceptions.

Judging the two debates so far just on debating skills Catherine Connolly was head and shoulders above the other two candidates. She is fairly unflappable. Maria Steen would have given her a run for her money.

We will never know if she had the support because she didn't bother finding out herself. I think she might have gotten 4 rural councils. But she needed to get off her hole and go and visit them.