Their current poll, asking about "important role to play" rather than sympathy, has Villepin 36% (-7%), Sarko 44% (-8%). And Laguiller 23%. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
I'm outta my mind, confusing timelines. It was a 'riots' bounce actually, and the cartoons had no noticeable effect (but maybe the cartoons headed off a post-'riots' slump in le Pen's numbers). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.