Jan O6 RedC poll

[AndrewM]

An opinion poll in todays RedC opinion polls has the following results:

FF 37 [+3]
FG 23 [-4]
Lab 13 [-]
SF 9 [-1]
Grn 7 [+2]
Ind 8 [-]
PD 3 [-]

Again showing neither coalition having enough seats to form a government, thus making the forthcoming election all the more exciting. Nice to see the Greens up 2%, interesting to see another poll showing SF slightly down.
The accuracy of the RedC polling can be judged by its pre-local/euro poll which gave the party the following: [local/actual: euro/actual]

FF 29/32 :33/30
FG 23/28 :24/28
Lab 12/11 :12/11
SF 11/8 :10/11
PD 4/4 :-/-
Grn 5/4 :4/4
Ind 17/13 :18/17

You can take what you want from that, but it seems that the -/+3% is certainly in operation with RedC

[Gladstone]

Rainbow: 43%

FF-SF: 46% (now tell us you won't go in with SF)

[AndrewM]

You're forgetting FF/Lab on 50%, and FF/Grn on 44%. It looks like FF will get to pick its dance partner while Enda stares in the window.

[Trefor]

You're forgetting FF/Lab on 50%, and FF/Grn on 44%. It looks like FF will get to pick its dance partner while Enda stares in the window.

I thought you'd be the one to start a thread on a poll Andrew.

[AndrewM]

You're forgetting FF/Lab on 50%, and FF/Grn on 44%. It looks like FF will get to pick its dance partner while Enda stares in the window.

I thought you'd be the one to start a thread on a poll Andrew.

Oh Trev, you're sooo funny!

[Pidge]

This could be the SF ceileing we've heard so much about.

[Gladstone]

FG have dropped a few points since last time....it's just not happening for them is it?

Looks like were stuck with permenant FF rule!, and our votes should be to put a half decent coalition partner in.

[eurocrat]

Not a great poll for Labour and Pat Rabbitte. They don't seem to have the same bounce (if a 2% increase can be called a bounce) that they got in Irish Times poll.

More positive news for FF. The post Summer 2005 decline certainly seems to have been stemmed.

As for coalition options- FF+Independants= 45%.

If FF can poll 40% or above in the '07 general election then a minority government is very much on the cards.

[Worldbystorm]

You're forgetting FF/Lab on 50%, and FF/Grn on 44%. It looks like FF will get to pick its dance partner while Enda stares in the window.

Martyn Turner did a cartoon in the Irish Times in 1992/3 with almost that precise image depicting Bertie holding hands with Dick Spring while John Bruton stared into a mirror, oblivious to Spring and Ahern's antics. I think it was entitled Taoiseach's Tea Dance.

[king22]

if lemass could do it .

FG are never going to win the next election, i think enda will still be in opposition after tne next GE