Ten days out from the 2007 general election, the front page of the Irish Independent laid things out starkly: Fianna Fáil in Nosedive said its splash.
It was an intervention widely considered to have buoyed up the party and wrestled the agenda back to the economy - thereby turning that campaign around and securing a third term for Fianna Fáil.There is still time for a last-minute turn around, but it’s running out. The 11th hour is almost upon us and Fine Gael needs a Cowen moment. So far, they haven’t landed it.
The Finance Minister said he would be "unapologetic" in challenging other parties and bringing that message to every home, every village and every television station in the country. The biggest Fine Gael attack has - arguably - been Leo Varadkar’s description of some in Fianna Fáil as "backwoodsmen". As a strategy it is risky, as it involves fishing in a small pond at the expense of a far bigger pool of votes for the Fine Gael candidates in parts of the country who might not be so impressed with the "backwoodsmen" jibe.
MaryERegan Or in his case lost, in the final week
MaryERegan Yeah im gonna call bullshit on that to be fair
MaryERegan FG should ring Brian Cowan and get him to manage the FG online campaign, immediately. GE2020
MaryERegan Yet he did nothing to circumvent this? Grade a pleb.
MaryERegan 14 billion sitting in a bank account... disgusting.