Turns out when you do austerity, create a Muslim registry, and generally flirt with the far right, everyone hates you and the fascists still vote for Coca-Cola instead of your off brand Coke.
This is the third poll in a row showing a competitive race. In 17 it wasn’t even close. #GirlPower
Link (Because I’m not a lib) :
https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1372196355662352398?s=20
I don't doubt it.
I think it's just going to suck to be French for the next decade, at least. But I also don't think Le Pen has the market cornered on fascism. Just like folks living along the US border are eating shit under Biden just like under Trump and the deficit hawks are swarming after four years of Deficits Don't Matter, the threat of a Le Pen government looses its teeth if I've got Macron's cops biting into my arm and his bureaucrats digging into my pocket book already.
France getting worse doesn't appear to hinge on who wins. It seems to hinge on how much bullshit the French public is willing to swallow before spitting it back up again.
Tbh this is tangential but I don’t think anyone really gives a fuck about the deficit hawks right now, nor will they for a while.
Edit: anyone that you should care about
Joe Manchin's been making hawk noises since 2019.
He must’ve shut the fuck up recently
He's literally just reposting the debt clock on twitter every week or so.
I don’t hate follow people. Sorry
You're better for it.
I know lol. I found myself looking at the replies of a Ben Shapiro tweet today because someone retweeted it to own him, and I stopped after like two because I didn’t need to care.