Well now I do like a challenge , so at a global level I think that FF are doing well in the campaign. Michéal Martin's refusal to go into coalition with FG was a wise move tactically. I have come to believe that campaigns are all about the strapline "Yes We Can" "Make America Great Again" and the best of all "Get Brexit Done"
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the public.
The strapline for this election is "time for a change" or better yet "get them out", while MM and Irish politics isn't quite that crude (yet) that is the underlying point and MM took the open goal he was presented.
As a second point it's depressing to see the Irish Times banging the drum for the Greens, again. At the Euro elections they were at it even after the polls closed. The greens no doubt have a positive image and a bit of momentum behind them, but they have only a few candidates with the profile to capitalise on that.
Ivan yates was first out of the traps with a bold prediction of 60 seats for FF, and while that seems high, things are moving in that direction.
So here is my call for what it is worth, out going seat numbers in brackets.
FF 58 (46)
FG 43 (47)
SF 20 (22)
Green 10 (3)
Lab 7 (7)
SD 2 (2)
Others 20 (31)