Apart from the speculation on who will be Fianna Failure‘s nominees for the two Seanad by-elections (caused by the death of Senator Tony Kett [FF] and election to the European Parliament of Senator Alan Kelly [LAB]), a few people have been asking about the numbers, and whether Fianna Failure are really sure of victory in [...]
June 16th, 2009 at
11:43 in
Politics (Ireland) | tags:
alan kelly,
beverly cooper-flynn,
by election,
bye-election,
cathaoirleach,
ceann comhairle,
david norris,
eoghan harris,
fergal quinn,
ivana bacik,
jackie healy-rae,
joe o'toole,
ronan mullen,
seanad,
seanad by-election,
senate,
shane ross,
tony kett |
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Well, that was some two weeks. The Obama campaign is over – ending in victory, of course – and I’m back to Ireland today. (…well, it was “today” when I started writing this last Sunday.) The Obama campaign was, overall, a masterclass in grassroots activism. The sheer numbers of people contributing to the campaign – [...]
November 17th, 2008 at
10:15 in
Politics (Outside Ireland) | tags:
alexandria,
autonomy,
barack obama,
cialdini,
congress,
data,
data protection,
decision making,
democratic committee,
expectations,
field office,
fundraising,
george w bush,
grassroots,
ireland,
john kerry,
john mccain,
obama campaign,
ownership,
senate,
staff,
training,
us election,
us elections,
virginia,
volunteering,
volunteers,
voter registration |
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