Socialists' election to lose?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Socialists">Socialists</span>’ <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="DUMPED">DUMPED</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="booted">booted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1995, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span>’ <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncanny">uncanny</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Economist">Economist</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 6, 2011).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="destruct">destruct</span> – <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>), <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Silvio">Silvio</span> <span word="Berlusconi">Berlusconi</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="unelectable">unelectable</span>.</p><p><span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Berlusconi">Berlusconi</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Filthy">Filthy</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="realistically">realistically</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Berlusconi">Berlusconi</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="realistically">realistically</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> – <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="capitalistic">capitalistic</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="socialistic">socialistic</span>.</p>
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