That Midlands North West debate May 22, 2024
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Here’s a thought. Does anyone believe that the debate on Monday changed anyones minds about the candidates? I can’t believe that it pushed the needle much one way or another. But perhaps that’s just me? Then again some of what was said might push people away from some candidates.
The Irish Times noted that the format was too constrained, too many candidates, too little time. Though that said I thought the number involved wasn’t excessive. But whether viewers would sit through a longer debate is a different matter.
There’s two more to go. One on the 30th which will look at the candidates – well, some of them, in Ireland South.
4th of June sees a selection from the Dublin Constituency.
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Hard to see much substance in such debates. That many candidates would be fine if the thing was controlled in terms of interruptions and meaningful in terms of questions asked and answers dissected. But when the provider of the debate has to consider viewer numbers and ad revenue, such things become tertiary.
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It’s a real old mess. I guess it made me think some were better/worse. But if I had a vote there I’d have a pretty solid idea who I’d vote for from the off.
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If you’re watching any of these debates at all, you’re probably a likely already committed anorak 🙋🏻♂️ or a worryingly undecided voter. 😉
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There’s a Dublin debate on RTE Radio one at the moment…. I turned it off. It’s not exactly Charlie v Garrett or the Sean Gallagher bagman one.
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