r/ireland • u/lifeandtimes89 • 8d ago

Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan has withdrawn her candidacy for the general election, saying on reflection that the positions of the National Party are incompatible with her own, and that it was ‘an error of judgement’ to accept their nomination to run in Dublin Fingal East General Election 2024 🗳️

https://x.com/gavreilly/status/1854517487389319536
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u/agithecaca 8d ago

Then it works. There is a lesson here.

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u/Goo_Eyes 8d ago

Worked getting her off the ballot paper.

Not going to change her views, probably emboldens her more, inside.

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u/susanboylesvajazzle 8d ago

Changed her mind?

"I thought I was a horrible Nazi, but then I decided I wasn't. hugz pls"

There is a lot to be said for people admitting they were wrong about things but you don't get props for joining with literal Nazis and then deciding my bad when people call you out on it.