The Dup In Trouble

[ichkeria]

http://theirishexpress.com.au/dup-faces-electoral-meltdown-as-sinn-fein-popularity-soars-in-latest-opinion-poll/

The headline in that article is misleading, as popularity of Sinn Fein hasn’t “soared”. They’ve just remained more or less steady, while there is a scramble for the minor places:

Sinn Fein 25%
TUV 14%
UUP 14%
DUP 13%
SDLP 13%
Alliance 13%

What’s plainly happened is that the party has haemorrhaged support to either more extreme or moderate parties.
Another casualty of Brexit …

[ToraToraTora]

you lost, move on.

[ichkeria]

??

What?

[ichkeria]

The question would have to be, as far as Brexit is concerned, did the DUP win or lose?
Interesting ..

[THECORBYLOON]

I'd have thought TORATORATORA would be a big fan of the DUP since it's the pro-Brexit party in Ulster.

[Peter Pedant]

I thought Doopy had been dippy - bottom feeling
but readers - those of you on AB that can read but may not like it -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party

quig - line 4 - founded by sectarian winker ( sic)
so the site has been vandalised - I agree perhaps not their main problemma

I fort DUP founders [sectarian w - him] son had got into trouble - photo'd taking communion in a Roman church or other unforgiveable sin

[ichkeria]

The DUP supporte Brexit in theory but rejects any feasible implementation of it: that in fairness is not really their fault as as far as NI is concerned there isn’t one.

It will probably mean a new first minister tho come the next election.

[youngmafbog]

As TTT says, you lost. Move on.

[Mozz71]

Ignoring the whole Brexit thing, as I can't be bothered going down that route, have you noticed a pattern emerging?

2010: The Lib Dems form a coalition government with Cameron's Tory Party.
2021: Lib Dems no longer a force in UK politics.

2017: The DUP agree to help out May's Tory Party gain a majority government.
2021: DUP seemingly in trouble.

If you deal with the devil and you pay the price it seems.

[ichkeria]

It was probably a mistake trying to do NI politics on here :-)

What has really affected it is the perception that they haven’t been hard enough on the government over Brexit: slightly unfair probably as the days when the Tories needed them are long gone.
And they’ve never recovered from the fiasco of Arlene Foster’s defenestration, which turned off many more liberal supporters

[Untitled]

The DUP are a horrible party consisting of human beings who are either very nasty or very stupid... good riddance.

[ichkeria]

Well I think that’s a slight exaggeration and of course they aren’t necessarily finished.

Have you seen the TUV? :-)

[sandyRoe]

When the next election comes around the DUP will say that a vote for any other unionist party risks giving seats to republicans.
That's worked for them in the past. Could it again?

[DTCwordfan]

Ich - what's different - every post on here about the Duppies seems to be 'DUPs are in trouble' - or equivalent?

[ichkeria]

“When the next election comes around the DUP will say that a vote for any other unionist party risks giving seats to republicans.
That's worked for them in the past. Could it again?”

I can’t Sandy get my head around how that would work in the STV voting system.