Simon's post here is a good way to look at Irish voting. Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there. #GE24 - ThreadSky

lamhfada.bsky.social • 104 days ago

Simon's post here is a good way to look at Irish voting.

Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there.

#GE24

Reposted from Simon McGarr

Campaign Gist: Building a Wall

The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.

https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/

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wozzabee.bsky.social•104 days ago

See, that’s all well and good, but I absolutely don’t want any of the self-serving grifters that repeatedly appear on ballot papers where I live to get in government.

lamhfada.bsky.social•104 days ago

I'm reluctantly forced to put a FFFGer in my last preference as much as I hate them they're better than one of the 3 fascist inclined "independents" running, and in a conservative 5 seat constituency it isn't impossible they'd do better than expected. #GE24

ickletayto.bsky.social•104 days ago

Same.. I've a legit gangster running in my constituency.

trevorkavanagh.bsky.social•104 days ago

Having that same discussion with my wife this morning. Not a fan of FFFG, at all, but compared to the independent headcases running in our area we probably have to.

lamhfada.bsky.social•104 days ago

At the very least we can hope that seeing where votes come from might help people in those parties engage in centre or centre left and away from the right.

A vain hope but worth a try.

trevorkavanagh.bsky.social•104 days ago

Yep. A vain hope but worth a try is a sentiment that applies to a lot of the election process, but sure what else can you do?

reddave14.bsky.social•104 days ago

That’s definitely how I’ll be playing it…FF/FG candidates at the bottom, in the hope of keeping the racists/fascists out…

sadboy.bsky.social•104 days ago

Oh good point, I hadn’t thought of putting a defensive establishment candidate at the bottom! Time to research who’s the least awful of my FFFG options…

lamhfada.bsky.social•104 days ago

Using @tupped.bsky.social's strategy there's probably at least one each of the FF or fg candidates who are likely fighting for the last seat so I'd say give it to them if it's a case where the bigger FF FG candidate may already be elected in an earlier count...

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