Well, they didn't attempt to give it any more weight than what it's worth. They mentioned it "en passant". Maybe it's only good business strategy to not appear as siding too obviously with Sarko, I don't know.
But these are complicated issues to cover in the big TV newscasts. It's more of a subject for the press and radio pundits.
France 2 didn't give it the big treatment, either. The election was down to third or fourth subject.
A relief to learn. Funny how relying almost completely on Internet news and blogs can distorts one's perception of public perception at large. Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
