Sinn Féin: The Perennial Opposition?
Another election, another ‘FFFG’ government. Sinn Féin is in with a real shot at government for the first time since 1918, but only as a minor coalition partner. For eight…
Irish Conservatism is dead. Long live Irish Conservatism!
After three days, the count is finally over. There was one big loser in this election and it wasn’t the Green Party. It was Irish conservatism. The semblance of a…
Fianna Fáil and the Silent Strategy
The count is mostly finished in Ireland and the result is in: every party is claiming victory! To figure out who actually won this election, it makes the most sense…
It’s Election Day!
Election Day is here and we’re at the end of a pretty uneventful campaign. Despite everything that is on the line domestically and internationally in this election, all parties stayed…
Handshake or Billboard? The Best Strategies for Campaigning
Driving through Pennsylvania during the summer, I was bombarded every mile or so with massive billboards. Some had a bold Trump-Vance logo, others had focus group-tested slogans about Harris-Walz being…
The Hole in the Conservative Flank
The year of elections has largely gone conservative around the world. What are the options for anyone looking to push Ireland in that direction during this election?