Tuesday 23 April 2013

Why are FF making a comeback?


Once a vampire has a stake driven through its heart, it should die or so the old adage goes in folklore. Fianna Fail are like that vampire, the last election saw them completely slaughtered only for recent polls to show a remarkable comeback from the dead. The proverbial stake to the heart in the last elections did not completely kill of the "Publican party", they regrouped under the dark recesses of their rocks and came back together to come back stronger than ever. Two opinion polls confirmed that they are now the most popular party in Ireland 27%, followed by Fine Gael on 25% (Source:http://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-back-in-top-in-new-opinion-poll-798735-Feb2013/). There is very little in terms of explanation as to why the party that contributed to the collapse of the country financially and socially has resurged in popularity. Irish people are glutton for punishment in these years and tend to vote along dynastical lines and those of their family whose opinions still appear to come from civil war era lines. Another factor may be that people do not see an alternative to the status quo in place at the moment. The ULA were a real alternative but beset by infighting aided a less than glorious fall from grace for the movement. Sinn Fein are gaining at the expense of the other parties but have hit a ceiling in terms of popularity, not everyone subscribes to their brand of populsit Republican politics. Fianna Fail are going to be massive at the next election but give them enough rope and they should hang themselves..

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