PDs: The Next Steps

[Munion]

Firstly i'm drunk. Drowning sorrows and all that I make no excuses we've been hammered.

Where do we go from here? Join FF or FG depending on who your granddaddy voted for?

I know i'm just gonna get a load of leftie's posting haha messages here but damnit i'm distraught.

2 seats! I turned off my mobile hours ago because I can't even handle the commiseration texts.

[jmcc]

I think that the next steps for you will be wobbly ones. Though if the PDs don't selfcombust in the next few days, this purge could be the best thing that ever happened. It is in effect, like a forest fire. While it does damage things, it also creates the opportunity for new growth. The PDs can now concentrate on bringing new faces up through the ranks.

Regards...jmcc

[constitutionus]

regroup.

the problem with the PDs is you come off as uncaring. you just seem to be all about the money. if you can find a way to balance the social element of your policies with the comercial ones you'll get votes. were a society, not a market, FF knows that and capitalises on it

oh and give up the negative campaigning against people.

polices should be attacked, no individuals, and remember to say what you'd do. not what you did. that was the fundemental flaw of the PD campaign. you never said what we'd get for voting for you

i dont think your dead. your just in the wilderness like FG was. if you sort out what your all about you should be ok

theres just no place for a solely capitalist party in ireland

[steve0]

Munion
firstly commiserations on the result, i'm one of those lefties but not going to gloat. I findit bizarre that a (the only?) right wing party in the country can't make itself a force in Irish politics.
I can't believe that in the future they're won't be a pd force (though i won't like it!)

also quite drunk

Steve0

[mjcoughlan]

I think that the next steps for you will be wobbly ones. Though if the PDs don't selfcombust in the next few days, this purge could be the best thing that ever happened. It is in effect, like a forest fire. While it does damage things, it also creates the opportunity for new growth. The PDs can now concentrate on bringing new faces up through the ranks.

Regards...jmcc

Yes "crisitunity" as Homer Simpson would say. Chin up, Munion.

[tonys]

I’m not a PD supporter, but I hope room is found for the PD’s in the new Government, with Mary Harney as Minister for health.

Regardless of what happens for your party in the future, the PD’s have played a huge part in Irish politics since their first election and have made a significant contribution to the economic success we have enjoyed for the last 15 years.

[mittflopper]

What is vital over the next few days is the opinions and perhaps decisions of the Trustees of the Party- mainly Paul McKay. How will HQ be financed, how many staff will go? How much investment is going to go into the party to re-build. Will they pull a large part of their financing out?
McKay and Harney are not so close, he was a strong McDowell supporter. He will devestated at this election and without question distraught. This will be a large part of reshaping.

[Barra Roantree]

Merge with the socialist workers party. Therein you will find like minded individuals who deep in their hearts long for free markets and rewards for enterprise.

[Eddiepops]

Condolences guys. We had a very bad day too, no question.

For my part I've a strong feeling that Harney and Grealish might consider rejoining FF rather than voting for a new party leader, might be for the best?

[LET DOWN]

stop trying to privatise everything! Stop driving your 4X4s and actually you dont need to do anything anymore as yous are irrelevant!