Red C Poll
The numbers game: Sinn Féin slips but coalition faces election date dilemma
The opposition party has seen its lead erode as government’s belief in its chances of re-election grow
The closer a general election comes, the more attention politicians and their parties tend to pay to political polls.
As the odds on a 2024 election continue to shorten, both the immediate standing of the parties and the longer-term trends in party support are taking on a new salience, feeding into everything from constituency strategies to candidate selections to speculative coalition options.
The prospect of an election next year is the public’s preference, as per ...