#ARAS18 @IrishTimes / @IpsosMORI exit poll:
MICHAEL D HIGGINS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT ON FIRST COUNT, WITH 56%
Peter Casey polls second, 21%https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-times-exit-poll-michael-d-higgins-on-course-for-decisive-first-count-victory-as-peter-casey-surges-into-second-place-1.3677340 …
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#ARAS18 EXIT POLL: RTE News/Red C (sample approx 3,500) Higgins 58% Casey 21% Ní Riada 7% Gallagher 6% Freeman 6% Duffy 2%Show this thread -
#blasref EXIT POLL RTÉ News/Red C (sample approx 3,500) Yes 71% No 29%Show this thread -
Sample for those RTÉ polls is 3,454, but margin of error still stated at ±3%
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By those sums, Casey gets around 300,000 first preference votes, and his €79,410 refunded to him More significantly though - because hello, he's the *actual*
#aras18 winner here – Higgins gets the biggest personal mandate in Irish history, and seven more years of the LearJet.Show this thread -
I reckon
#aras18 turnout approximately 45%, so using RTÉ's breakdown… Total poll: Approx 1,462,000 Higgins ~850,000 first preference votes (biggest personal mandate in history of Ireland) Casey ~300,000 Ní Riada ~108,000 Freeman ~92,000 Gallagher ~80,000 Duffy ~29,000Show this thread
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That'll do but low turn out rewards the nutters
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RIP your mentions, Gavan.
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SO many "nice"s. SO MANY.
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