Why (*) are neither Labour nor Fine Gael running two candidates in Dublin

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[jayblue]

The bigger problem is that they are not running enough candidates in some of the LEA throughout Dublin, they will wake up on the 7th June realising to late that they should have ran atleast a minimum of two candidates everywhere

[Drico]

Presumably because in a 3 seater neither has a hope in hell of two seats and would only split the vote with two candidates (Labour haven't a hope of 2/3 anywhere...).

Also neither party has the huge amount of careerists withing their ranks willing to run as hopeless sweepers just to promote their chances of quango fueled extra pay.

[mmrebel]

Put quite simply vote management.

[Keith-M]

While Labour's decision to stick with one candidate is understandable, given their late surge FG's is totally baffling. They have been riding high in the polls since last year, they need to raise theirprofile in Dublin, especially on the Northside. Given this morning's poll, it is obvious that FG could well have taken two seats and even if they came up short, they would have raisd the profile of a candidate for the next GE.

[Keith-M]

Presumably because in a 3 seater neither has a hope in hell of two seats and would only split the vote with two candidates (Labour haven't a hope of 2/3 anywhere...).

You might want to look at the East constituency five years ago!

[Drico]

You might want to look at the East constituency five years ago!

Here, if Childers is the best they can do for one candidate imagine how poor a second one would be.

EDIT: Hmm... I should have said a 3 seater Dublin. The issue being the high profile candidates in Dublin with 4 sitting MEPS and that. I think that outside of Dublin FG are in with a shot at two seats in each constituency (if an outside one odds being Phelan, Burke, O'Reilly - tbh can't see him getting it though)

[mccafferty cat]

While Labour's decision to stick with one candidate is understandable, given their late surge FG's is totally baffling.

Once again, Keith-M's quackery shines through.

The FG vote in Dublin is around 25% at the moment. IDENTICAL to Labour (26%). But you say that FG should run two candidates, whereas Labour's decision to run 1 is "understandable"?

25% is a quota in the Euro election. It would have been madness to run two candidates. FF ran two, and it is widely acknowledged now that it has been a big mistake.

There's a big difference between Dublin and Leinster - where FG is on 40%+. In that situation, you can afford to run two candidates

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[turdsl]

You really think Gay Mitchell would allow a second candidate.