The politics of the anti-migrant vote are becoming clearer with each passing poll. This is not a blip. Momentum is firmly on the side of those concerned with inward migration, and independents and others are firmly on the rise. Take a look at the updated polling data to see the rise and rise of the independents and others, coded as ‘OTH’ in the chart.   If they were one entity, independents and others would now be the third most popular party in the state, sapping strength mostly from Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil.   The reaction from both has been interesting to…

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