2012 Elections in Germany

[Kitteh]

New Infratest Dimap Bundestag opinion poll:

Opposition: SPD (30) + Grüne (14) + Linke (6) = 50%

If only this was a possible coalition *deep sigh*.

[Kitteh]

Why after the next election? You'd think that if there's anything to spur some conciliation it would be to avoid the depressing eventuality of another grand coalition, that is essentially propping up the Right on a decline. At the last election the SPD received their worst result following a grand coalition, coupled with the Greens and the Left gaining their best results, so grand coalitions aren't exactly risk-averse regards to loss of support, either.

Wouldn't it be better for SPD to keep calling snap elections untl the voters vote a certain way, rather than prop up dying CDU?

No, because the 99.9% of people who aren't political junkies who watch this like a sport don't like endless snap elections. Doing that would just hurt the SPD. 

Also the CDU isn't "dying", they're doing pretty well in the polls and Merkel has a strong approval rating.

[Kitteh]

Is Red-Red-Green considered a viable option in Berlin? I'm assuming because of the Red-Red coalition before 2011 that the SPD there is not against deals with Die Linke.

[Kitteh]

I would imagine that if Red-Green is a possibility the SPD will choose that over a grand coalition, no? At least for the fact that Steinbruek would get to be chancellor.