New Poll: 51% Want Fianna Fáil To Lead Next Government

[Kerrygold]

Not sure. Why not make a start and see how it goes.

[redrover]

Maybe someone should re-visit the "is the electorate stupid" thread ?!

That reminds me of the result of the INES after 2002 where 6% of the electorate describe themselves as party voters first and foremost while also claiming they would follow their candidate (i.e. still vote number 1) if they moved to a different party. Its OT but humourous.
The electorate vote for a candidate in a particular constituency, the national picture is based on seat numbers not opinion polls, the poll on FRI will tax parties more than todays government preferences. Our voters dont vote for governments by and large.
Red Rover...the blog

[stretchneil]

Interesting that all the attention has been focused on the fact that 51% favour a coalition involving FF, and 36% favour a coalition involving FG.

One figure that seems to have slipped under the radar a little, is that 44% of respondents favoured a government involving Labour, with Labour alternatives picking up support from all areas (including 26% of PD supporters!)

[dee444]

Well i think people say this now but if you look around europe all the parties that are in power are unpopular at the moment.

But you cant deny the progress that Ahern has made there is a rate of 1000 new jobs a week in Ireland and he has cut taxes to the cost of 5 billion euros and he has doubled education funding.

So if you look at it i think when it comes to election day the result will go in FFs favor.

[mjcoughlan]

with Labour alternatives picking up support from all areas (including 26% of PD supporters!)

26% of PD supporters? So that's about 12 people, right? :wink:

[Trojanhorse]

One figure that seems to have slipped under the radar a little, is that 44% of respondents favoured a government involving Labour, with Labour alternatives picking up support from all areas (including 26% of PD supporters!)

Yea see that would be grand it Rabbitte wasn't leader. they could quite happliy skip down the garden path with FF ( we are after all socialist!)