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SF looks like it had a cracking night in Dublin. FG topped the poll here in 2016. #GE2020
Another superb result from Dublin for SF. They came clear second in Dublin Mid West in 2016.
Another excellent showing for SF. In 2016 they didn’t even get a TD elected in Meath East. Now they’ve leapfrogged two FG TDs (including a minister) and FF (who topped the poll last time). This is a real surge.
Extraordinary result from Dublin West (Leo Varadkar’s constituency). SF in first place on the first count. Were fifth last time. #ge2020
Varadkar gets in on the fifth count. Pretty humbling.
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Lewis Goodall
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Just interviewed @MaryLouMcDonald.

Lots to say:

-She should become Taoiseach as she won.
-if she does she will start preparing for a border poll straight away and ask @BorisJohnson to do same.
-says she wants EU to shift policy to favour Irish unification (a la Germany/Cyprus).
Mary Lou McDonald tells me she sees the election result as an endorsement of their message on public services but about “an end to partition” too. #ge2020
McDonald also told me she hasn’t had any contact from FF or FG. Confirms she still wants a govt without either in it. Says it’s “the utmost hypocrisy” that their position has been they won’t work with SF, given they insist on others doing so in NI. #ge2020
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Lewis Goodall
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Lots of counting still going on in Dublin...#ge2020
In Dublin Bay North, for example, we’re on the eighth count, with only one TD of five elected.
Just spoke to PBP’s Conor Reddy. 24 year old housing activist looking likely he’ll be elected. Urges SF to keep out or govt this time. Says if the left can force FG/FF into coalition, they can destroy them and have a full left wing govt next time. This is the conundrum SF faces.
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Lewis Goodall
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Confirmed: Sinn Féin have come first in the popular vote on first preferences.

First time a left of centre party has “won” an Irish election. First either FF or FG hasn’t come first for virtually the entire history of the Irish state. #GE2020
To those appearing on my timeline saying this is down to Brexit and will hasten demise of the union.

Yes and no...

This was not a vote about Brexit. It was barely an issue in #ge2020.

That said, clearly a Dail/govt/Irish politics with SF as a major player will change things.
It is also probably not a complete coincidence that SF has experienced a profound surge just after a period where Anglo-Irish relations (and power dynamics) have once again been a dominant theme of Irish discourse and political life.

That said, it’s not the major driving factor.
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Mark O’Brien
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Dublin's heart and charm is cluttered, cluttered with atmosphere not fecking 'quarters' with their chrome and their Costas. Dublin is a good second-hand shop, a Freebird records, Dandelion market, Kehoes, Mulligans, Marks Bros, where folk gather, share and hunt for diamonds....
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1/ A short thread on the YouGov poll on the #EUelections2019 #Poll

My own interpretations and views, using information from the YouGov website.

Headline is Brexit Party leading at 30% followed by Labour at 21%.

29-30 April
2/ So what can we learn from this poll beyond the headlines?

Firstly, it is a poll. Polls have a margin of error.

Next, the headline numbers exclude Don’t Know (DK) and Won’t Vote (WV).

This chart shows the extent of these categories 👇🏽
3/ As can be seen in the chart, DK topped the poll! Ahead of even the BP.

And WV came in 3rd, behind the BP but ahead of all other parties. More people stated they Will Not Vote than those who support the Labour Party. Astonishing really!

More about this later.
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#poll If there was a Snap General Election, who would you vote for?

(For other parties, please vote them in comments)

Please RT once Voted! 😃
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