Surge in Fine Gael support as FF face election meltdown

[the-analyst2007]

The latest opinion poll puts the Government and the alternative coalition of FG and the Labour Party neck and neck in the race for power.

It shows a surge in support for Fine Gael - although not for Labour - and support for Fianna Fáil continuing to slip.

Just days before the Taoiseach is expected to call the general election, Enda Kenny's party is up four points since the last Red C survey.

The poll was conducted after Fianna Fáil's economic manifesto launch on Monday but before Fine Gael and Labour's on Thursday.

It shows Fianna Fáil down one to 35 points and the PDs static on three, but while Labour is stuck on 11 points, Fine Gael have jumped 4 to 27.

Sinn Fein slip two and the Greens up one to nine points.

That leaves the election race wide open, but the momentum seems very definitely with Fine Gael.

This leaves Bertie Ahern's party possibly facing its first election defeat since 1982.

However, not everyone has made up their minds yet - significantly, there is been a jump of five points to 20 among the "don't knows".

Source: Evening Echo (c) 2007
http://www.eecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=2 ... =216981388

[baldur0300]

And people accuse Maximus of wholly biased thread titles. You use the article but you skip the headline

Govt neck-and-neck with alternative.

[super pedestrian]

FF/PD - 38
FG/LAB/GRN - 47

Thats hardly neck-and-neck

[the-analyst2007]

It clearly states in the article that FF face their worst election defeat since 1982.

FF on 35% would see loses in the region of 15-20 seats. 35% would be FF's worst election result since 1927.

Maybe the title should be changed to: "FF Face worst election result in 80 years".

[JCSkinner]

The alternative is FG/Lab. Greens are not signed up to any government-to-be at this time.

[baldur0300]

FF/PD - 38
FG/LAB/GRN - 47

Thats hardly neck-and-neck

Yeah if only your crowd were actually presenting yourselves as part of the "alternative government" instead of standing outside the melee. The greens will enter government depending on the numbers and the post election negotiations going their way.

[baldur0300]

It clearly states in the article that FF face their worst election defeat since 1982.

FF on 35% would see loses in the region of 15-20 seats. 35% would be FF's worst election result since 1927.

Maybe the title should be changed to: "FF Face worst election result in 80 years".

Funny the way the blueshirts only accept poll numbers that point their way and rubbish every other one.

[the-analyst2007]

True. The Green Party are going into the election as an independent, but their party leader has clearly stated that he wants to remove FF from Government.

[Blackadder]

It clearly states in the article that FF face their worst election defeat since 1982.

FF on 35% would see loses in the region of 15-20 seats. 35% would be FF's worst election result since 1927.

Maybe the title should be changed to: "FF Face worst election result in 80 years".

Funny the way the blueshirts only accept poll numbers that point their way and rubbish every other one.

What! The only polls that have been going FF's way recently have been regional breakdowns of national opinion polls and 1 in 5 constituency polls.

[baldur0300]

True. The Green Party are going into the election as an independent, but their party leader has clearly stated that he wants to remove FF from Government.

No he has said that he wants to remove the current government. Difference!