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It's well-timed, if the goal is to have Macron stagger into office as seriously damaged goods.

This is correct. The goal is not to elect La Penne.

Yeah, and Trump's victory surprised everyone, including Russia and Trump. Electing Le Pen may not be the goal, but it could happen (I'm not familar with French elections).

There would have to be a seriously large polling error. Much bigger than the Trump margin. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/le-pen-is-just-a-gargan...

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