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	<title>Comments on: Frank Fahey and the Galway Outer Bypass online</title>
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		<title>By: joemomma</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-47753</link>
		<dc:creator>joemomma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;&quot;It was a pity to see the green party try to manipulate the vote, however it has really backfired on them.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

How did they &quot;try to manipulate the vote&quot; and how exactly has it backfired on them?  From what I can tell, the only people it has backfired on are Frank Fahey and his &quot;system admin&quot;, who have had to change the rules at least twice, showing they have absolutely no appreciation of online polling or campaigning.  Setting the results back by four days or so was a stroke of comic genius.

Fahey should really pull the site to save himself further embarrassment.  He can even blame the Greens if he likes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>&#8220;It was a pity to see the green party try to manipulate the vote, however it has really backfired on them.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>How did they &#8220;try to manipulate the vote&#8221; and how exactly has it backfired on them?  From what I can tell, the only people it has backfired on are Frank Fahey and his &#8220;system admin&#8221;, who have had to change the rules at least twice, showing they have absolutely no appreciation of online polling or campaigning.  Setting the results back by four days or so was a stroke of comic genius.</p>
<p>Fahey should really pull the site to save himself further embarrassment.  He can even blame the Greens if he likes.</p>
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		<title>By: Maire Cooney</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-47749</link>
		<dc:creator>Maire Cooney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The www.isupportthebypass.com website is a good idea, most of the comments are genuine and the level of support for the bypass is very high as expected. It was a pity to see the green party try to manipulate the vote, however it has really backfired on them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.isupportthebypass.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.isupportthebypass.com</a> website is a good idea, most of the comments are genuine and the level of support for the bypass is very high as expected. It was a pity to see the green party try to manipulate the vote, however it has really backfired on them.</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Crowley</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-45449</link>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Crowley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m actually really surprised at the result. then again though its an online poll which are worth next to nothing in my opinion.

especially when it made no sense earlier on. (i.e. the poll was completely for then swung right around to a good majority against)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m actually really surprised at the result. then again though its an online poll which are worth next to nothing in my opinion.</p>
<p>especially when it made no sense earlier on. (i.e. the poll was completely for then swung right around to a good majority against)</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Murphy</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-45414</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Murphy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It seems quite a majority are against the bypass.This has backfired on Fahey!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems quite a majority are against the bypass.This has backfired on Fahey!</p>
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		<title>By: mary burke[ hogan]</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-43709</link>
		<dc:creator>mary burke[ hogan]</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>iam an land ownner in ballindooley</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>iam an land ownner in ballindooley</p>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-42019</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This outer ring route is all about land speculation, not transport. an M50 mess for the west.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This outer ring route is all about land speculation, not transport. an M50 mess for the west.</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Crowley</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-41299</link>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Crowley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I also find that if i click on &quot;don&#039;t support&quot; it increases the percentage supporting. but if i click on support (in an experimental manner) it increases the number supporting it.

The comments are real though. I like it but people don&#039;t fully understand the issue at hand and Frank Fahey is trying to polarise the himself and the greens on a single issue in the upcoming election.

The greens are not against roads and cars they just want to invest in public transport. If the greens were to prioritise in Galway. Public transport would come first. this would clear up a lot of the traffic in the city while improving the quality of life for the locals.

If there is a future, it will be Green.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also find that if i click on &#8220;don&#8217;t support&#8221; it increases the percentage supporting. but if i click on support (in an experimental manner) it increases the number supporting it.</p>
<p>The comments are real though. I like it but people don&#8217;t fully understand the issue at hand and Frank Fahey is trying to polarise the himself and the greens on a single issue in the upcoming election.</p>
<p>The greens are not against roads and cars they just want to invest in public transport. If the greens were to prioritise in Galway. Public transport would come first. this would clear up a lot of the traffic in the city while improving the quality of life for the locals.</p>
<p>If there is a future, it will be Green.</p>
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		<title>By: Dan Sullivan</title>
		<link>http://www.irishelection.com/2007/04/frank-fahey-and-the-galway-outer-bypass-online/comment-page-1/#comment-40913</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting to see that all comments whether supportive or not are used to calculate the number of &quot;supporters&quot; that is listed under the map on the top right hand corner.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting to see that all comments whether supportive or not are used to calculate the number of &#8220;supporters&#8221; that is listed under the map on the top right hand corner.</p>
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