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John Gormley has a trait of posting that he’s going to lose an election due to ’safe seat syndrome’. The Green Leadership election is no different it seems. Coming home to canvass after a meeting in Brussels, he discovers most members have voted already and have voted for his opponent Patricia McKenna. He predicts Patricia for leader on Tuesday. You read it here and there first!
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Gardai inquest evidence dismissed as bollocks’ | The Irish Sentinel
just found this site, no idea if I am late to the party on this one. check it out - bit of fun
Here’s the Dept of Finance statement issued late last evening about the Minister’s discussion with the banks. I think we know why some banks didn’t want to be in the guarantee scheme: those in the scheme can be made an offer they can’t refuse: to merge.
Mary Harney’s expensive trip to Houston and Phoenix.
The FAS/Florida row is not the only time the issue of her travel costs has arisen.
techPresident – The Future of Campaign Technology: The Ground Game
Irish Parties looking at learning online and database lessons from Obama could do worse than bear this post in mind. Almost as soon as the election is over, improvements and evolution are making some parts redundant and others essential. Get your campaign an i-phone for everyone? Might be better than printing flyers, it goes to show how parties, if they take it seriously, need to keep ahead of the wave - not just follow.
Colman at the EuroTrib give his reasoning on why Lisbon is dead. The Government's incapable handling of the budget cuts are the nail in the coffin.
Hey, whatever works!
I don’t know though. I’d have thought he was a shoo-in…
John is a bit paranoid and delusional in relation to elections. After all those run-ins with McDowell I suppose it’s understandable. He’ll do or say just about anything to win votes (see, for example, my July 7th comments here: http://www.politics.ie/viewtopic.php?t=23757&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=96).
Patricia’s canvass video (for this leadership election) on YouTube has received very few hits…
There really is nothing worse than “safe-seat-syndrome” in elections. It’s been used more and more now as well, so I can see why John would be concerned. I do think he’ll make it though; the Greens received such an overwhelming vote of their members to go into Government, I can’t see them then electing a leader from the “fringe” of the party.
Well, nobody believed him the last time, although he was ultimately proved correct. Maybe we are looking at a McKenna leadership, or at least a closer-than-expected result. I’m certainly not one of those voting for her.
soubresauts, paranoid and delusional? I suppose you’d know.
I’m rather fond of John Gormley, knowing him a bit…
Interesting guy, who knows his Andre Gorz…