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kleinbl00  ·  2775 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The French Election Is Way Too Close To Call

I really want you to be right.





Creativity  ·  2775 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Macron is going to have everybody behind him -- the media, almost all the other candidates (Fillon -- 19% and Hamon -- 6% already said they are going to vote for him), and he's already ahead in the first round (still counting though).

The polls were right at a very precise level for the first round. For now, polls gives between 60-65% for Macron against 35-40% for Le Pen in the second round.

I can't be 100% sure, but I'm 99.9% confident and I would put money on this on PredictIt. If it was Fillon vs LePen, I would have more doubt, but here it seems to be a no brainer -- as of today.

kleinbl00  ·  2775 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is reassuring to hear. Over on this side of the pond you mostly get 3 minute listicles from Vox telling you why you should be very afraid.