The full line up.
Holly Cairns will not be running for president, the Social Democrats have confirmed – but they’ve not ruled out backing another candidate.
Discussions ongoing.
Wide open for a capable, credible, and compelling populist candidacy.
“The Presidency should be a source of national ambition.”
With fears of a Trump-induced recession and global instability, the Irish voter appears to be very much in a “don’t rock the boat” mood.
Verdict just in.
“She would offer a very distinctive, very common sense voice, in the debates. She would, I suspect, command an army of enthusiastic volunteers, and raise money for her campaign without great difficulty.”
Second attempt
In modern democracies, political offices are just one of a whole series of interlocking institutions that wield political power. Capturing one of them is not enough. There are no shortcuts.
System is decided
The point is this: In a presidential campaign, almost anybody can win given the right set of circumstances, or the collapse of an opponent.