[Royal] in fact handily topped Sarkozy among those who are in the 18-59 demographic. That ain't Gen X, my friends, that's more or less everybody on active duty in the workforce!
So how, in the end, did Sarkozy become the Ultimate Grand Trounc-er? Simple. He beat the bloody hell out of Royal among the 60-and-up crew. "Beat the bloody hell out of" equates to unheard of margins that were above 2-1.
Le ping
Interesting theory. Do the statistics really confirm this?
The people who are recently retired now saw how the elderly were treated by their own children during the last heat wave in France.
If nothing else, making it more difficult for their children to run off to the beach in the heat of August would seem prudent.
So we have the reverse of the Buckley scenario - the geezers are in solidarity and the “yout” are not. For now. It remains to be seen whether the president they have elected can keep it that way. And it remains to be seen if the president can make enough economic headway to convince the “yout” that they actually are better off in a competitive economy.
That puts a different light on things. Ancien regime, indeed.
The facts follow. Here is how the Generations voted in France:
1. Silents - Sarkozy
2. Boomers - Royale
3. Xers - Sarkozy
4. Zers - Royale
Do we see a pattern here?
These poeople have their figures completely wrong!
The only age group Royal won was the 18-24 year olds. The 24-35 group went for Sarko more than 55-45. Older people were an even greater margin to Sarko.
A little fact checking is in order.