The view from the UK, from Guardian media… February 29, 2016
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“Irish voters have revealed what they are against, not what they are for.”
This is being driven home an awful lot in the media at the moment. RTÉ are really pushing the idea that voters “don’t know what they want”, and constantly frame the whole election in an either/or choice.
The idea that different parts of the electorate wanted different things, and consequently voted for different parties/individuals seems to be beyond them. But apparently it’s up to the electorate to assess the candidates in terms of government formation only, and not policies, and then speak as one voice somehow…
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yeah, it’s a problematic approach. I do like the last line though.
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Remember, FF positioned themselves as centre-left during this election. Several said they wouldn’t go into government with FG because they were right wing and FF was a centre left organisation.
Many independents positioned themselves in this way as well.
Renua positioned themselves as right wing. FG positioned themselves as centre right. One got no seats and the other got a hammering. Labour defended years of right wing policy and got hammered.
No so blind as those who refuse to see.
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