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Hoping for a Royal-LePen is certainly wishful thinking on the part of the left, as it is the only sure vote for Segolène :)

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 04:36:10 AM EST
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Nah, she'll win against Sarkozy. Sarkozy's campaign team is convinced of it, thus their attempts to push Le Pen up^.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 05:51:34 AM EST
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You know, single transferable voting would be such an improvement on the French system. It would eliminate all this campaigning to influence people to vote strategically on disinformation.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 05:55:56 AM EST
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Well, hope for the best, expect the worst, as Mel Brooks might say...

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde
by NordicStorm (m<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 05:52:47 AM EST
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Speaking of whom, am I the only one who sees the resemblance between him and Bayrou? I fully expect Bayrou to break into a stunning rendition of "The Inquisition! What a show!" every time I see him on TV.
But I might be a bit weird.

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde
by NordicStorm (m<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 05:57:29 AM EST
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