Irish Voters Shifting Allegiance To Nationalist Sinn Fein Party, Polling Shows -- Washington PostDONEGAL, IRELAND - In the quiet towns of south Donegal, Irish voters in Thursday's by-election are flirting with Sinn Fein, a party that has not held a seat in the county for at least half a century.
The nationalist group's newfound popularity is a measure of just how far from public favor the ruling Fianna Fail party, led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen, has fallen.
Cowen's government, which is struggling to retain support for a budget vote next month, could face a symbolic and historic defeat just days after formally requesting a multibillion-euro rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
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