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The ARINS survey has some serious weight issues
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/08/the-arins-survey-has-some-serious-weight-issues/
Published: November 8, 2024 10:22
Colin Coulter is Professor of Sociology in Maynooth University. Here he asks some technical but searching questions about the gold standard ARINS survey, and why it is important to have a consistent base in such an influential survey. While the criteria…
Trump – Telling it Like it Is?
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/08/trump-telling-it-like-it-is/
Published: November 8, 2024 08:25
In the past I have rejected labels like ‘progressive’, ‘liberal’ or moderate, partly because they are so vague but also because I detest the way some, who do go under these banners, try to claim an unwarranted moral superiority. The reaction of some to the…
Anna Lo passes away
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/07/anna-lo-passes-away/
Published: November 7, 2024 17:09
Some very sad news this evening as we hear of the death of former Alliance MLA Anna Lo. As the BBC say in their report on her passing… “The Alliance Party has paid tribute to its “ground-breaking” and “trailblazing” former assembly member Anna Lo, who has…
Five takes on what second Trump may mean for Ireland…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/07/five-takes-on-what-second-trump-may-mean-for-ireland/
Published: November 7, 2024 11:46
David Moane is Dublin-based and retired who likes to comment on current affairs. Here we reprint his short first take from his Facebook page that focuses largely, but not exclusively, on what Donald Trump’s second term might mean for Ireland. FIVE TAKES…
Democrats must rid themselves of metropolitan mindset elitism…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/07/democrats-must-rid-themselves-of-metropolitan-mindset-elitism/
Published: November 7, 2024 11:31
So now the dust has settled on the 2024 US presidential election. And who would have predicted such a comfortable Donald Trump victory with the popular vote and electoral college secured. Also, the Republicans secured the Senate and at time of writing…
Irish General Election expected to be on Friday 29 November…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/07/irish-general-election-expected-to-be-on-friday-29-november/
Published: November 7, 2024 07:27
From the BBC: The Taoiseach has said the general election in Ireland will be called on Friday. A general election must be called in the Republic of Ireland before the term ends on March 2025. Simon Harris, the leader of Fine Gael, told Irish broadcaster…
Ireland versus the All Blacks – the rivalry is resumed.
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/06/110668573/
Published: November 6, 2024 16:09
Andy Farrell has announced the Ireland team to take on New Zealand on Friday night. It contains five changes from the team which beat South Africa in our last test match last July. Hugo Keenan returns from Olympic sevens’ duty and Mack Hansen, Bundee Aki,…
Trump 2.0 will be nothing like Trump 1.0
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/06/trump-2-0-will-be-nothing-like-trump-1-0/
Published: November 6, 2024 12:40
US Elections: Another Polling fail by the polling industry. As the results come flooding in it is clear there has been another massive collective polling error by the polling industry. Trump swept all the so called toss-up states and did approximately 5%…
Enter the Slugger US 2024 Election Competition! + Election Open Thread…
Published: November 5, 2024 18:38
So, the big day has come, and the US electorate gets to decide who the next US President will be. It is estimated that an astonishing 16 billion will be spent on this election. You may not be able to vote but we can let you give your predictions in our…
Yes, I Still Think Trump Will Win
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/04/yes-i-still-think-trump-will-win/
Published: November 4, 2024 23:23
Despite the Selzer Poll and the general mood of the non-Trumpite world, I am going to double down on my assessment printed in the News Letter last week that Trump is the clear favourite in the US Presidential Election. Believe me, I’ll be glad to be proven…
Belfast Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee suspended over alleged inappropriate messages…
Published: November 4, 2024 08:08
More headaches for Michelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald this Monday morning. From the BBC: Sinn Féin says that Belfast City councillor JJ Magee has been suspended from the party “without prejudice” following an allegation that inappropriate online…
Can Women Save the USA?
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/04/110668543/
Published: November 4, 2024 07:43
As I write on Saturday afternoon, we have no idea whether Harris/Walz or the Vance/Trump team will win the US presidency, but if Harris wins, it seems that it will be the women of America who have saved the USA. Polling indicates that men, especially white…
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/03/open-sunday-discuss-what-you-like-136/
Published: November 3, 2024 08:00
The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday – politics free zone…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/03/open-sunday-politics-free-zone-106/
Published: November 3, 2024 07:59
In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
The end of the post WWII liberal consensus and the emergence of a new fascism?
Published: November 2, 2024 12:46
Based on the most recent opinion polling, Trump will win the electoral college. The main lesson to be learned from the end of WWII and the Cold War is that fascism, totalitarianism, and authoritarianism tend to end in tears, often very bloody ones, but…
Give us your questions and suggestions about the Slugger comments policy…
Published: November 2, 2024 08:21
We get a lot of questions about our comments policy, and I wanted to be more transparent about how the mods make their decisions, so this is your chance to ask any questions. Also, I am keen to improve the comments experience, so if you have any…
Weekly Bulletin. What you need to know this week…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/11/02/weekly-bulletin-what-you-need-to-know-this-week/
Published: November 2, 2024 08:15
Chancellor confirms City Deals will proceed in Autumn Budget Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP announced during Wednesday’s (30 October) Autumn Budget that the City Deals for Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid South West will proceed. The deals will deliver…
The electoral college could cost the Democrats the Presidency again…
Published: November 2, 2024 08:13
Kevin Rooney is a public sector administrator and previously a local journalist in Downpatrick. We are now in the final few days of the quadrennial US election cycle. The race is so evenly split between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The bookies though…