{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/68efd11b58893bb6e35cc660?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Election Daily: Is Humphreys playing it too safe? ","description":"<p>As independent candidate&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/catherine-connolly/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Connolly</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/fine-gael/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fine Gael</a>&nbsp;candidate&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/heather-humphreys/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Humphreys</a>&nbsp;enter the final nine days of the campaign, Jack Horgan Jones and Ellen Coyne join Hugh Linehan to launch our daily podcast coverage.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A motion of no confidence in Simon Harris over controversies in Children’s Health Ireland and waiting times for scoliosis surgery was itself a presidential election event.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Meanwhile Heather Humphreys has been on the campaign trail in Monaghan, with Ellen following her. It’s safe ground for the former Cavan-Monaghan TD. But is she spending too much time on home turf?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Jack and Ellen compare the Humphreys and Connolly campaigns. Connolly has led in the latest polls, but who has the momentum?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The Humphreys campaign is seeking the support of disenchanted centre-left voters, with help from ex-Greens Brian Leddin and Pauline O'Reilly, who this week said they regret their former party's support for Connolly. </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The two-horse race means intense focus on the nature of the two candidates. Could that mean the result will be more divisive than presidential elections past?&nbsp;</li></ul>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}