General Election Thread

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I see now Connolly is getting heat for representing the banks in the repossessions of peoples homes when she worked as a lawyer 

She should use this heat as proof that she'll have no problem fulfilling her diplomatic role with respect to visiting amoral and/or criminal foreign dignitaries 

[mickO)))]

Did she not already prove that when she met one of Assads buddies a few years ago.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Quick on the draw tonight Mick! 

[Emphyrio]

It's all so grubby. As the position is supposedly "above politics", it seems candidates are attacked for personal, private life flaws rather than political ones. It's so... American.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

It's all so grubby. As the position is supposedly "above politics", it seems candidates are attacked for personal, private life flaws rather than political ones. It's so... American.

Ivan Yates, grubby and proud:
https://bsky.app/profile/robosullivan.bsky.social/post/3m2rctamjwc2j

[Emphyrio]

Perfect example.

[Pentagrimes]

It's all so grubby. As the position is supposedly "above politics", it seems candidates are attacked for personal, private life flaws rather than political ones. It's so... American.

True, to a degree, but they're all cunts at the end of the day anyway. Especially Jim Gavin.

[Necro Red]

I've become disillusioned by it all at this stage. Does it even matter? probably a defeatist attitude on my part though.

[astfgyl]

Martin has to be gone surely after this one but he has a brass neck so who knows

[astfgyl]

Regarding the presidential election thing I wasn't going to bother voting at all because I really don't care about it but now that Gavin has withdrawn I'm thinking of getting out and voting for him just to stick a spanner in the works. It'll be like a spoiled vote that actually does something.

I said this to a chap who's like rte and The Journal leaning and his response was that it's a bad idea because the taxpayer will foot the bill for the next one and then I thought about the budget we've just had and I think I actually will do this now 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Stumbled upon a couple of heads in discussions on FB today, going on like utter morons, who happened to have changed their profile pictures to an AI generated pic advocating for vote spoiling.

[Mower Liberation Front]

Regarding the presidential election thing I wasn't going to bother voting at all because I really don't care about it but now that Gavin has withdrawn I'm thinking of getting out and voting for him just to stick a spanner in the works. It'll be like a spoiled vote that actually does something.

The Irish verson of "None of the Above" from Brewster's Millions?
Would that make Connolly and Humhprey a pair of overgrown wharf rats then? 

[astfgyl]

Stumbled upon a couple of heads in discussions on FB today, going on like utter morons, who happened to have changed their profile pictures to an AI generated pic advocating for vote spoiling.

I can't get my head around spoiling votes like you'd have to go all the way to the polling station just for it to not count. Is there a logic to it that I'm missing?

[The Butcher]

Spoilt votes are counted but just doesn't go contribute towards who will win. Personally I couldn't give either two candidates left any legitimacy and I'll always go and vote so spoilt vote for me. Can't endorse the current nomination system at present, always thought it wasn't fit for purpose.

[astfgyl]

Spoilt votes are counted but just doesn't go contribute towards who will win. Personally I couldn't give either two candidates left any legitimacy and I'll always go and vote so spoilt vote for me. Can't endorse the current nomination system at present, always thought it wasn't fit for purpose.

I get that it's a protest vote but do they not simply disregard them and if 99 percent of votes are spoiled won't they just elect someone from the 1 percent that are legitimate?

I was thinking voting for Gavin would fuck it up better than simply disregarding it but I'm open to correction on that point