How is she ahead? I just don’t get it, she’s destroyed Germany.
The script by the five primary political parties...is a Merkel-written script. Doesn’t matter if you represent SPD, Linke Party, Greens, or FDP.
You could vote AfD, but they are running the campaign with a single-issue platform (doesn’t help) and some of the party members just aren’t that capable or competent.
If you ask the general public about topics....typically safety (more cops), immigration, diesel cars, and high taxes come up. This election is avoiding discussions on immigration and the diesel car situation is kept to a limit. Everyone (oddly) agrees on more cops (15,000 to be hired within two years).
The Merkel-script is locked into place until she retires (now likely with the 2021 election).
“How is she ahead? I just don’t get it, she’s destroyed Germany.”
Huge Budget Surplus
Minuscule debt
labor shortage
good factory jobs plentiful
middle class wages increasing
6 weeks paid vacation minimum
yup - 12 years of Merkel sure wrecked the place
“How is she ahead? I just don’t get it, she’s destroyed Germany.”
Germans are good followers.
>How is she ahead? I just don’t get it, she’s destroyed Germany.
She also made Germany the defacto ruler of most Europe. That’s a big status boost and people like that. European time preferences are very short today and they’re not thinking about the long term disaster she’s bringing.