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David__77

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1. The Western elites just can't wrap their heads around Putin's popularity.

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:35 PM

Feb 2012

He will be elected by a clear majority, against a number of opposition candidates, including Prokhorov, who the Western media tried to promote. The Russian voters want a candidate that will most emphatically not be like Yeltsin, and won't go along with the old Washington consensus.

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Poll shows Putin set for landslide victory in presidential vote [View all] Little Tich Feb 2012 OP

The Western elites just can't wrap their heads around Putin's popularity. David__77 Feb 2012 #1

Surprise, surprise, surprise. flying rabbit Feb 2012 #2

Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) dsgerhe Feb 2012 #3

you mean Russia doesn't want to be a proxy to Oligarchic Western powers? *gasp* NuttyFluffers Feb 2012 #4

Well, that settles it. We need $arah to stay in Alaska. tanyev Feb 2012 #5