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6. The CDU acted like fools

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 28, 2021, 05:47 AM

Aug 2021

Instead of searching for a Merkel clone, they reverted to the old boys' club they used to be (and the SPD still is), and chose from three professional bureaucrat-politicians, all men. They had more than a decade to start looking for, and grooming a suitable candidate, and came up with their hands empty. The SPD chose a bureaucrat-jerk as their candidate last time, and got their asses handed to them. If the CDU thinks the formula failed for the SPD but will win for the CDU, they're smoking the wrong peyote.

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Germany's Social Democrats are polling ahead of Merkel's bloc for the first time in 15 years [View all] Celerity Aug 2021 OP

Sounds like people preferred Merkel over conservative parties. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #1

Merkel and the CDU are the main conservative party in Germany nt Celerity Aug 2021 #2

Aware of that. Just noting that cdu is dropping now that merkel isn't running. . TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #4

The CDU acted like fools DFW Aug 2021 #6

That's like saying Americans preferred Joe Biden over the Democratic Party DFW Aug 2021 #5

Kinda what I was saying. Voters llked Merkel more than her party. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #7

Germany has far too many parties DFW Aug 2021 #3

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My wife never left the Catholic Church DFW Aug 2021 #10

wow, that double taxation is crazy, the US is the only major nation that bangs you on completely Celerity Aug 2021 #14

It doesn't make clear who still pays, DFW Aug 2021 #15

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