One thing about Merkel is that she did come down decisively on one side once she shifted her position on something, so it's possible she would have been more effective in making the Zeitenwende … (View Post)

PR avoids tactical voting, they said... (View Post)

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Same dynamic in Britain: https://x.com/bigseb31213/status/1893401115393180058 Unions have a serious problem - their organizers are mostly young socialists, but much of the rank and file is openly MAG… (View Post)

The number of people who would switch their vote based on perceived associations with foregin politicians is minuscule so I wouldn't expect that on its own to drive any polling shifts. (View Post)