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We have an electoral system that is designed, from the ground up, to reward moderation of tone. Understanding that is absolutely vital, if you want to succeed in it.
Simon Harris is a man, it should be noted, who has built his political career around being basically better at vibes than any single one of his contemporaries.
If there’s demand, we’ll make this piece into a series, moving forwards.
Which way Sinn Fein jumps will tell us a lot about the party, and it will also tell us a lot about what it’s hearing on the doorsteps.
The Government now has two unpalatable options, and an unworkable one.
“A better future, not just for farmers, but for all citizens of Ireland.”
It is very likely that over the coming months, the public are going to be confronted with the spectacle of dozens, if not hundreds, of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates for the county council telling voters on the doorsteps and on the local airwaves that their national party leadership is entirely wrong on immigration.
But perhaps your correspondent is simply getting cynical in his advancing years. Time will tell.
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Don’t worry about what the polls say. The hostility is at an unprecedented level”, the activist involved in selections said.
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