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This is what a real president looks and talks like * (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP
Macron and Obama would have got along well. Amaryllis May 2017 #1
I'm developing a crush on this guy.. hehe secondwind May 2017 #2
Get in line! SunSeeker May 2017 #7
k&R trailmonkee May 2017 #3
K&R! gademocrat7 May 2017 #4
Speaking truth to despots. FailureToCommunicate May 2017 #5
Macron won by saying, in essence, "I refuse to be categorized and put into a box" DFW May 2017 #6

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6. Macron won by saying, in essence, "I refuse to be categorized and put into a box"
Mon May 29, 2017, 02:47 PM
May 2017

His opponents all yelled at not being able to attack a moving target, and plenty of voters admitted to not really knowing what they were voting for with Macron. However, he did give an impression of being a solid personality, and he sure as hell wasn't LePen or an ideologue tied down to any mainstream party. It was enough. So far it looks like France is happy with its choice. So far, I'd say they have every right to be.

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