• Social Democrats - She did well on her questions, seemed well capable of coming up with strong solutions. Not setting the world on fire though.
  
• Green Party - Christ, they aren't even trying in our constituency, are they? The guy was far too young and lacked any basic knowledge of the subjects other than "I played rugby in the area and played against that town that was recently absorbed into Kildare South..." and then just trails off without answering what he would do to help them or anything. He had injured his leg on the night before, so maybe he was just tired, but by the end of it was barely able to say anything note worthy on the Environment... you know, the thing the Greens should loving own bones on.
  
• People before Profit - Felt like she made a wrong turn and ended up at the debate by accident. Her answers were crazy and left people shaking their heads. Quote of the night went to her on the issue of Drugs: "Ask yourselves, why do people take drugs? (pauses for effect) For Escapism... (pauses for effect) from Capitalism... (whole room pauses wondering what the hell is going on). She then spent the whole night shouting "Don't vote Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael"" while other candidates tried to answer questions.
  
• Aontú - A person comprised entirely of hatred and tears, she wants to see more Drug enforcers (instead of rehabilitation or treatment of drug users) so they can finally get the people who they know are dealing and take their cars and homes. She also claimed that Almond milk is more environmentally damaging than regular milk production and got shouted down by all the Green reps in the room.
  
• Fianna Fail - Two representatives, one acted as a lighting rod for all the horrible questions on housing issues and other talked up just how amazing their Government will be once they finally get back into power. The lightning rod proceeded to get loving bodied by the local social housing co op that was told that they couldn't own their own homes and that ended in a shouting match where she told those families that "they weren't lying, just that they were misinformed and misconstruing the truth...". The other guy just smiled and waved knowing that he'd probably get in before the lightning rod because he has connections.
  
• Fianna Gael - Probably the best talker / most informed of the night, but promptly got shouted down when he said €100k had gone to funding the local Daycare centre, but a local pointed out that it was only €46k and the room went dead silent as he rushed to his phone soon after. He apologised later that night after discovering where the rest of the money went...
  
• Independent - Now he may just be a simple country gentleman, salt of the earth, former soldier, now a family doctor and he has the simple answers you need to fix all your worries and do it all in the first 100 days. Like sell off the voting machines to get our navel ships running again to combat drug ships coming to Ireland which accounts for 99% of all the drugs in Ireland... Admitted that 3 of the 4 seats would go to Fianna Fail / Fianna Gael and asked us to get someone in who would hold them accountable. Likeable but might not be ready for how hard it is to effect real change in legislation.
  
• Labour - A Council representative who dealt with local families and seemed have some good policies on the night. Surprised how good he was overall.
  
• Sinn Fein - Was not present, but the room was kind of pissed with them because they didn't give two fucks about the smaller towns for the last few years and actually voted against key issues that effected them.
  

Foul Ole Ron fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Feb 3, 2020