[lbo-talk] French Elections

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Fri Apr 20 06:56:43 PDT 2007


Shane:

At the risk of appearing like a fool two weeks from Sunday, I tonight have become confident that Royal will beat Sarkozy in the runoff. The

[WS:] I would not be so sure. There are a lot of nativist sentiments among the undecided - especially the downwardly mobile working class http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6573007.stm

The specter of the 'Polish plumber' weighs heavily over this crowd. If the push comes to shove, these folk tend to go right. I do not think that Royal's multiculturalist, all -inclusive message falls on sympathetic ears here.

But hey, your guess is just as good as mine.

Wojtek



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