• OfficialBenGarrison [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Based Melenchon.

    Why isn't this guy dominating the polls? (I get that Hollande really poisoned the well for the left in France, but come on. At the very least, France's working class is rather class conscious.)

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Do the French public support sending military aid to Ukraine? I can't see him doing well if that's the case

    • mittens [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Because he's a pretty contentious figure as far as I'm aware. He's routinely slammed for being antisemitic and, unlike Corbyn, Melenchon has actual faux pas on record like saying "Jesus was crucified by his own people", so it's not an accusation that is hard to stick. Plus he's sometimes lumped together with the deep state conspiracy people, perhaps unfairly but still. So there, I would put Le Pen's chances of winning the next election higher than Melenchon's and significantly so. Neither is winning, Macron is polling really high for some reason.