SWOTing the The DUP
Crowd sourced analysis of the Democratic Unionist Parties by the readers of Slugger O'Toole
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Strength: Trusted negotiators Strength: Power of incumbency Political appeal Weakness: Modernisation begun, but not finished Threat: Did not prepare voters for compromise Opportunity: Realignment scope for stability and dealing positively with nationalism Weakness: Over reliant on Robinson Threat: Blocking SF has bolstered opponents Threat from UUs will increase as Tory pact solidifies Strength: Party possess most of the talent in Unionism Threat: Will get blame for inertia for last three years Weakness: Little chance of a pact in short term Weakness: Confusion over whether to move left or right People Strength: Strongest leader in unionism Strength: One or two able ministers Strength: Dodds and Robinson know they need each other Strength: Recent success brought wider base of representatives Threat: Sharp reversal could see desertions Strength: Greater depth of talent than Sinn Fein Strength: Wide pool of talented speakers Weakness: 50% of public reps are Free Ps Strength: Well organised and disciplined membership Strength: Well financed Widespread grass roots activist base Weakness: Segment of unionist electorate will never accept power sharing Strength / Threat: Tactically brilliant, strategically flawed Weakness: Incapable of reaching out in a pluralist age - inability to adapt Weakness: Sees things in black and white Weakness: Strong on defence, with a weak vision Strength: Clarity - strongly pro religion, anti IRA Threat: Changes in personnel? Transition from Paisley to Arlene Ideology Strength: Focus on retaining power Threat: At odds with the secularisation of unionist population Weakness: Built for opposition, not government Opportunity: Much of up and coming talent went to QUB with Republicans Opportunity: MPs could be moved 'home' to plug gaps Weakness: Their own religion and morality Weakness: Little Ulster focus at cost of East West relations Sociology Threat: Suffered disproportionately from Expense's scandal Threat: Long term decline in unionist vote Weakness: trying to be all things to all men Weakness: Anti Catholicism and baggage Weakness: Solo runs promote rumours of splits Dealing with political rivals Weakness: Double jobbing legislation will hurt Weakness: Overly reactive to Allister Opportunity: Tories may need them in hung parliament.....and allow those on the right to leave.
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