Would you vote for Conor McGregor if he entered politics?

"Infrastructure first"

Trying to push that Death Star idea of yours again I see.

There are organisms under rocks on asteroids as yet untouched by the rays of the sun that would get my vote over that gobshite. So no 👎

And he can't even do that!

No normal right thinking person would vote for him but he is beloved of type of person that likes their Canada goose jackets. If he did run in a general election how popular would he be in the constituency that he is running in? Depending on that answer he could well get a seat. If it was a presidential election he wouldn't have a chance, he would do well in certain areas of Dublin city centre and maybe around where he is from but I would like to think that most of the country wouldn't vote for him.

Very well put.

i can vouch for this.

So many ppl have said to me lately, no way would I vote for SF in the current crisis situation we are in.

They are FFG but with the slight difference of edgy merchandise and “we want the 6 counties back ASAP”, backed by Wolfe Tones songs.

SF are no nationalist party.

They are lefty globalism.

Which is why people are turning to the likes of alternatives like McGregor to see what he can offer in terms of change.

Anybody with enough brain cells to hold a pencil and write a number on a ballot paper isn't voting for that **** scumbag. I don't think we need to worry.

It's on the drop-down when you create a 'New Discussion'.

No one with a brain is turning to McGregor, what the hell are you on about?

He does with with UFC fights as well, once there is some popularity around an event of some interest, he jumps into it for attention.

Same with this, he is selling stout now, he has no interest at all (or brains) for politics.

Who in their right mind would vote for someone who can barely string a sentence together? Whenever he talks, it sounds like a child in 3rd class reading a poem that they really had to concentrate on.

The very existence of this question, even in a semi serious way, makes me worry even more for the future of not just Ireland but mankind.

I'd rather stick wasps up my arse

I'd rather vote for Jedward.

Your job, your livelihood, your savings , your home if you have one , the economy , any benefits or public or social funding of any kind , your children's education and any chance of any future for them , your civil rights as a human being , our democracy .....

All the arguments that used to be raised against voting for Sinn Féin in the past before they moderated their stance and started to talk with some degree of sense , can now be applied to some of these raving right loonies popping up .

Nobody ....has nothing to lose unless they are an amoeba !

This ...

This type of bullying and anger and belittling and making ppl feel “less than” is EXACTLY why ppl are going away from the mainstream parties and considering their options.

The sad state is that as much as I really really don't like him he can't be any worse than the current shower of crap 🤷‍♂️

People don't like to be called stupid but what else can you do? Up to now, McGregor hasn't proven himself to be a wholesome character. He's thrown out a few soundbites now but he hasn't done much in terms of displaying any political ideas. On what basis, as of this moment, would people vote for McGregor?

People voting for the likes of Peter Casey and Sean Gallagher, people who made promises that couldn't be achieved given the powers of President, don't really know how politics works in this country. It remains to be seen what happens with McGregor but if he makes promises for a Presidency (an "easier" position to get elected to) that do not fit the role then people voting for him are clueless. How else should it be phrased?

A vote for McGregor would depend on what kind of policies he has but from what I've heard of him in interviews, the stories about him away from the ring and his recent social media activity, I'd have no interest in voting for him presently and he'd need to do a lot to convince me otherwise.

I don't have a problem with celebrities running for politics if they actually have something to offer but McGregor is just stirring people up. The types who are raging against immigrants right now probably wouldn't like what he had to say about lockdowns at the start of the pandemic, though I'm sure he'll delete ot and say 'fake news, never said that'. If he could demonstrate some substantial convictions and coherent policy, perhaps but I'd be very surprised to find myself agreeing with him on what he's offered so far.