It’s intriguing that there no recriminations within the YES camp have yet surfaced. That may be to do with the fact that when it comes down to it, that although the Government can reasonably be accused of hanging on to the pathos of the Farewell Bertie Tour for far too long, the truth is that no one looks good coming out of this. Slugger understands for instance that in Meath East for instance, the Fine Gael base was turning fairly comprehensively to the NO camp (the constituency just about scraped a YES). Labour will take little comfort that much of its base failed to show for the YES too.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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