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  • irishtimes.com - Posted: February 14, 2009 @ 9:30 am

    Picture of the week

    Bryan

    The poll also shows that a substantial majority of voters would now like to see a change of Government with 62 per cent favouring a change and 28 per cent opposed to it.

    The poll also shows that a substantial majority of voters would now like to see a change of Government with 62 per cent favouring a change and 28 per cent opposed to it.

    • 5 Comments

    1.
    February 15, 2009
    6:42 am

    Fianna Fail should have seen it coming but will someone please wake up Fine Gael and show them these results. This party has been sitting on the wings for decades waiting for the fall of FF and when that day arrives thay are down 2 rather than up 10.

    Hello Enda; anybody home ?

    Patrick
    Bangkok

    Comment by Patrick Hennessy
    2.
    February 15, 2009
    10:40 pm

    Good point Patrick, but Labour is up by 10. Maybe this is the beginning of the Labour era. It makes perfect sense if you think about it. Europe seems to like centre right parties that pay lip service to the left.

    That, by the way, was not meant as a dig at the Labour party.

    Comment by Bryan
    3.
    February 16, 2009
    6:29 am

    It is about time this country copped on.

    Still astounded at how FF have 22% support.

    Comment by Mark
    4.
    February 16, 2009
    6:58 am

    Typical of the Irish electorate. They elect FF over and over again for all these years and then blame them when the world’s economy takes a nosedive. I’d respect them more for sticking with the party even when things are bad. I mean, the whole global economy is in bad shape. You can hardly blame Brian Cowen for it.
    Frankly I don’t know who I’d like in power. I don’t vote for any particular party (I’m one of those people who thinks they could all do better), but maybe a FG-led coalition with Labour wouldn’t be the worst. Once Labour keep their hands off trying to run the economy that is.

    Comment by Derek
    5.
    February 16, 2009
    11:55 am

    Mark – I’m not surprised at all. I’m an Arsenal fan. Regardless of how poorly they perform, I’ll always be a Gunner. Politics may be more high stakes than football, but I think lots of people have the same kind of emotional connection with their political parties. For better or worse, they’ll stand by their team. An extreme example is Zimbabwe. In a fair election, I reckon Robert Mugabe would get 30-40% of the vote. This, mind you, after wrecking the country!

    Derek – There’s the ‘he was the finance minister’ argument, but it’s weak and it’s probably just a minority of those who have deserted FF who employ it. You’re right. Voters are irrational.

    I haven’t made the effort to investing Labour’s economic policy. Would it really be different from that of any of the other established parties? I’m not convinced that any party, barring Sinn Fein and the Socialists (i.e. Joe Higgins) would do things any differently from everyone else.

    Comment by Bryan

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