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In response to "So would Melenchon supporters mostly head over to Macron now seeing as LePen is just horrible? Yes, Macron is centrist " by Diva

All I know is from the Economist podcasts. -- (edited)

Posted by spamlet Apr 22 '22, 05:18

They seem to think it will break down along class lines essentially. The more affluent and college educated leftists should go to Macron while the less affluent and educated will likely go le Pen. She’s made a hard turn into economic populism that could draw some from the left.

The bigger problem for Macron is if people don’t vote. There’s no early voting in France apparently and with Easter this is the equivalent of spring break? So the worry is a lot of people won’t be around to vote this weekend, especially more affluent voters that would lean Macron.

They still predict a comfortable lead for Macron but there are concerns.

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Yeah, she's horrible and the racism is off the chain. -- nm - Diva Apr 22, 05:59 3
- And unfortunately, she's smarter than her dad and knows to minimize that stuff to give people "something else" to vote for. -- nm - spamlet Apr 22, 06:26 1
  - I don't see how she's minimizing the racism at all, but ymmv. -- nm - Diva Apr 22, 06:30
- She's a fascist. Her father was the leader of the actual fascist party. Most Americans don't get it. - loosilu Apr 22, 06:13

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