{"id":693,"date":"2018-02-25T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=693"},"modified":"2018-02-25T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:33:03","slug":"ff-and-fg-garner-almost-2-3-of-the-vote-in-new-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"FF and FG Garner almost 2\/3 of the Vote in New Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The combined support for the two main political parties now stands at 61%, according to the latest opinion poll out today.<\/p>\n

A Red C \/ Sunday Business Post survey shows support for Fianna Fail support up three points to 29% – just three points behind Fine Gael on 32%.<\/p>\n

Sinn F\u00e9in’s support is down one point to 14 while Independents are up one at 10%.<\/p>\n

Labour are unchanged at 6%.<\/p>\n

“It certainly seems in this poll that the famous phrase used by our Finance Minister Paschal Donohue quite a while back that the centre must hold [rings true],” said Sunday Business Post Political Editor, Michael Brennan.<\/p>\n

“The centre certainly is holding, because Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael have about 61% of the vote between them, that’s much higher than what they would have experienced during the recession.<\/p>\n

“So perhaps the rise in the economy is helping them.”<\/p>\n

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