I don’t really agree with that analysis. The lack of enthusiasm FOR

Macron is a function of 3 things, primarily. 1 - Macron has a track record this time, as opposed to 5 years ago. By definition policies piss off a large chunk of voters - they have things to be passionately angry about as opposed to newbies they consider. 2 - Macron is or at least comes across as a detached elitist, and so he is far from beloved personally. 3 - circumstances couldn’t suck much more for incumbents. Macron is as much to blame for inflation in the minds of French voters as Biden is to American voters, which of course makes no sense - neither is materially responsible for the inflation in the US, France, and everywhere else. But voters blame the chief executive - always.

France is extremely fractious. What country isn’t? Democracies give themselves room to be fractious, unlike China or Russia. Yet France came together in convincing fashion on one thing - rejecting Le Pen’s rwnj extremism. Not to rally around the incumbent. I don’t see that as hollow at all. I think it’s significant. I hope of a continuing trend, although that’s not certain at all.
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Macron wins in landslide (59-41). So much for the hand wringing over LePen ** -- wahoo138 04/25/2022 08:44AM

The election was obviously stolen. LePen won by millions :) ** -- Oregon Hoo 04/25/2022 11:00AM

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! ** -- HokieDan95 04/25/2022 09:10AM

A very hollow win when u look at the numbers, but I am thankful nonetheless** -- nyhoo 04/25/2022 08:56AM

It’s a pretty solid beatdown. ** -- SixerHoo 04/25/2022 10:02AM

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I don’t really agree with that analysis. The lack of enthusiasm FOR -- hoolstoptheheels 04/25/2022 09:27AM

It is hollow from Macron's POV, not the macro POV you are referencing -- nyhoo 04/25/2022 09:43AM

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Far more so than in our country. ** -- SixerHoo 04/25/2022 10:59AM

He’s right in that Macron shouldn’t see it as a landslide FOR him. -- hoolstoptheheels 04/25/2022 09:59AM

Which numbers? ** -- wahoo138 04/25/2022 08:58AM

The LaPen vote + no votes (link) -- nyhoo 04/25/2022 09:02AM

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