She probably can pull it off because anyone from the SPD will be worse on immigration than she is and she probably will continue to backpedal on the issue.
The hard truth is she will run against Donald Trump and that strategy might just win for her.
Posted on 03/26/2017 11:43:41 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party easily won a regional election Sunday (26 March), dealing an early blow to centre-left hopes of ending her more than decade-long reign.
In the Saarland state vote held six months before a general election, Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) won 40%, against 30% for the Social Democrats (SPD), according to early results by public broadcasters.
The result spelt a five-point boost for the CDU over the SPD, which has served as the unhappy junior partner to the conservatives in so-called grand coalitions at both the state and national levels.
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She probably can pull it off because anyone from the SPD will be worse on immigration than she is and she probably will continue to backpedal on the issue.
The hard truth is she will run against Donald Trump and that strategy might just win for her.
^That. Still not voting CDU ever again...
There are three key elements to the Saarland election, which few (even the media) grasp:
1. Most all parties in the running lost position from the 2012 election, EXCEPT the CDU and AfD. The Greens, the SPD, the Linke, and the Pirates....all lost votes since the last election. That in itself says something about public perception.
2. Saarland doesn’t have much negative talk on immigrants or refugees....because it’s not a magnet for them into this particular region. Very limited job atmosphere and Saarbrucken isn’t exactly business-mega atmosphere.
3. Then you have the CDU candidate for the state premier job....Kramp-Karrenbauer. She’s fairly clever, very capable, and been in the premier job for five years now. Part of the plus-up for the local CDU situation was her performance.
I do agree...SPD’s Schulz has changed some of the percentage points, but it’s a minor deal.
In six weeks, comes the next state election. Let’s see how that turns out.
How much does Saraland represent typical German demographics?
Merkel is a destructive monster.
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