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In reply to the discussion: Marine Le Pen May Get a Lift From an Unlikely Source: The Far Left [View all]Ezior
(505 posts)See the polls listed in Wikipedia: ("Voting intention by first-round vote"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_French_presidential_election,_2017
~17% of Melenchon voters plan to vote for Le Pen
~45% plan to vote Macron
~38% stay home / don't know yet
The mainstream Republican's voters are worse:
~29% plan to vote Le Pen
~45% Macron
~26% undecided
So... far-left voters still make better decisions than center-right voters. That is ... not suprising.
Also, look at Hamon's number. These guys are great. They voted for a far-left-wing socialist in the first round because they like left-wing policies. About one minute after polling stations closed, Hamon asked everyone to vote for neoliberal Macron in second round because Le Pen is an enemy of the republic, while Macron is just a political opponent. And it works: Only ~5% of Hamon voters plan to vote for Le Pen.