Irish Examiner view: By-election will offer insight into the mood and ambitions of the country

Polls for Dublin Bay South suggests the seat will go to either Labour candidate Ivana Bacik or Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan

US president Joe Biden speaks with attendees during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday in Washington. Picture: Patrick SemanskyAP

This weekend, America marked its Independence Day in ways that confirmed the ever-changing nature of politics — or at least the ever-changing nature of political presentation. 

Whether these changes lead to political survival or whether political survival is the pressing motivation behind these changes is the eternal chicken-or-egg conundrum.