Posted on 04/26/2017 1:53:57 PM PDT by Lorianne
An election-day survey of more than 9,000 voters in the first round of France's presidential contest found that National Front leader Marine Le Pen won a larger share of support from women and young voters than any other candidate.
The poll, conducted by Opinion Way, revealed Le Pen earned the support of 23.9 percent of female voters. By contrast, Emmanuel Macron, Le Pen's opponent in the next round of voting, came in second with women, earning the support of 21.3 percent.
According to the survey, Le Pen outperformed the other candidates with younger voters as well. Opinion Way found the National Front leader won 25.7 percent of voters aged 18-34. Jean-Luc Melenchon and Macron won 24.6 percent and 21.6 percent of that demographic respectively.
Macron, an independent centrist, earned the most votes overall, winning 23.8 percent to Le Pen's 21.4 percent. The two are set to face off in the second round of voting on May 7.
Opinion Way's survey was conducted online April 23 with a .5-1 point margin of uncertainty.
The MEN are blowing it?
Unusual.
Dopes
Well that, youth support for her, has promising implications for France.
It would be nice if the media would stop referring to Macron as an “independent centrist”. The guy is a globalist & outright communist.
Yes. The media is attempting to soften his position in advance of the second round.
Maybe the men won’t mind Sharia law so much as women would? After all they would have more authority under Sharia.
The guy is a globalist & outright communist.
Where do you list Ms Le Pen on this scale?
God what a sick way to think.
I bet muslim women voted for her!!!
Men of course wouldn’t!!
Smart!
She’s very leftist on union and other issues but those issues won’t matter AT ALL in six years if she doesn’t win so they have to vote for her.
They can’t be idiots and stay home with their self righteous indignant rage, the Right. Not this time.
Like some did here with Trump in America.
Good. Hope for France.
Millions of French-Algerians in France (all French citizens by right), to say nothing of the millions of “migrants” of varyingly more recent arrival, some of which I assume have acquired the right to vote. Not likely to vote for any women, especially one with views such as La Pen espouses.
Didn’t even think about that. Just wow.
Women were being pretty beat up today on FR so it’s nice to see this comeuppance!
I learned this down in the gutter, where I get all the good stuff.
The cliche is:
The first round vote is from the heart and the second is from the pocketbook.
I have ask around on FR, but no real answers.
If this holds, Ms Le Pen may come up short???
I fear that. But let’s pray and see. Soon enough.
Maybe there’s a miracle in the cards.
French city women love Macron. He is the poster golden boy looks they love.
Yes, it’s true a lot of people vote based on physical appearance ... men too.
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