French Presidential Primaries (MOVE TO INTL WHAT IFS!!!)

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June 21, 2006: Nicolas Sarkozy remains the favourite for the UMP nomination with 44%, but most movement is between his two main opponents. Hurt significantly by poor polling, Villepin's lead over Alliot-Marie falls to just 1 point, 27% to 26%. Dupont-Aignan remains stagnant at 3%, but is adamant that he will not drop out. He says that "I'm the only candidate carrying the values of Charles de Gaulle in the UMP!"

June 22, 2006: Sarkozy holds a huge rally in Le Mans, surrounded notably by former cabinet minister and close confidante François Fillon. Fillon does not hide his dislike for Villepin. Sarkozy stresses to his supporters that "the construction of a new France begins today. Let us be on guard, let us be ready, let us be able to serve the construction of a new France."

June 24, 2006: The latest IFOP poll shows Villepin falling in third, with 26% against 28% for Alliot-Marie and 45% for Sarkozy. NDA falls to just 1%.

June 25, 2006: In a televised debate between the four contenders held in Laval, Alliot-Marie comes out surprisingly strong. She stresses to all "voters who don't want Sarkozy" that she, not Villepin, is the strongest choice both in the primaries and in 2007. She also reminds voters of her experience, and her "foreign affairs skills, which are primordial for any President."

June 26, 2006: The day before five primaries, all candidates are busily campaigning. Alliot-Marie is targeting the southwestern department of the Aude, where she hopes to score an upset. Villepin hopes his appeal in the Breton primaries will carry over to Mayenne and the Manche. In the Sarthe, Sarkozy hopes for a strong showing in Fillon's base while in Vaucluse, he hopes he can score a large victory. The IFOP tracker poll shows the Sarkozy leads the field nationally with 43% against 30% for Alliot-Marie and 25% for Villepin.

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June 27, 2006 - The Aude UMP Primary

Victor:

Michèle Alliot-Marie



Michèle Alliot-Marie 40.15% (14)
Nicolas Sarkozy 36.74% (13)
Dominique de Villepin 22.02% (7)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 0.98%

June 27, 2006 - The Manche UMP Primary

Victor:

Dominique de Villepin



Dominique de Villepin 36.54% (15)
Nicolas Sarkozy 36.42% (15)
Michèle Alliot-Marie 25.39% (11)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 1.65%

June 27, 2006 - The Mayenne UMP Primary

Victor:

Dominique de Villepin



Dominique de Villepin 38.19% (13)
Nicolas Sarkozy 37.25% (12)
Michèle Alliot-Marie 23.02% (7)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 1.54%

June 27, 2006 - The Sarthe UMP Primary

Victor:

Nicolas Sarkozy



Nicolas Sarkozy 46.43% (21)
Michèle Alliot-Marie 25.78% (11)
Dominique de Villepin 25.70% (11)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 2.09%

June 27, 2006 - The Vaucluse UMP Primary

Victor:

Nicolas Sarkozy



Nicolas Sarkozy 57.83% (26)
Michèle Alliot-Marie 25.76% (11)
Dominique de Villepin 13.30% (5)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 3.11%

Delegates as of now:
Sarkozy - 1170 (44.28%)
de Villepin - 768 (29.07%)
Alliot-Marie - 704 (26.65%)
Needed for Nomination: 2,219



Sarkozy: blue
Villepin: green
Alliot-Marie: red

Next: Back to the PS for the final June PS primaries. I will cover the UDF, Greens and PCF (less interesting) after the PS and UMP are finished.

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June 20, 2006 - The Ain PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 31.14% (14)
Ségolène Royal 29.84% (13)
Laurent Fabius 21.31% (9)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 16.75% (7)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.96%

June 20, 2006 - The Ardennes PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 28.96% (9)
Laurent Fabius 27.69% (9)
Ségolène Royal 22.09% (7)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 20.24% (6)
Jean-Marie Bockel 1.02%

June 20, 2006 - The Haute-Savoie PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 34.19% (17)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 29.53% (14)
Laurent Fabius 19.87% (10)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 14.09% (7)
Jean-Marie Bockel 2.32%

June 20, 2006 - The Haut-Rhin PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 29.11% (16)
Jean-Marie Bockel 27.67% (16)
Ségolène Royal 23.01% (13)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 10.32% (5)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 9.89%

June 18, 2006 - The Rhône PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 29.86% (23)
Ségolène Royal 28.74% (23)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 19.86% (15)
Laurent Fabius 18.09% (14)
Jean-Marie Bockel 3.45%

June 18, 2006 - The Savoie PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 31.23% (12)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 25.32% (10)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 22.23% (8)
Laurent Fabius 19.11% (7)
Jean-Marie Bockel 2.11%

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 783
DSK - 675
Fabius - 526
Mélenchon - 457
Bockel - 16
Uncommitted (Montebourg) - 12
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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June 21, 2006: Jean-Marie Bockel drops out of the race. His goal had been to secure delegates in the Haut-Rhin, an advantage which could give him some power if the race came to a floor fight.

June 23, 2006: Strauss-Kahn dominates a debate held in Le Mans. Fabius and Mélenchon engage in personal attacks.

June 25, 2006: Strauss-Kahn leads the IFOP tracking poll with 31% against 26% for Royal, 23% for Fabius and 20% for Mélenchon. A convention fight seems very likely, as all four candidates have a roughly equal chance to win.

June 26, 2006: CSA releases a series of matchup polls between the main candidates of the left against the main candidates of the right in a runoff:

Strauss-Kahn 50%
Sarkozy 50%

Sarkozy 51%
Royal 49%

Sarkozy 55%
Fabius 45%

Sarkozy 59%
Mélenchon 41%

Strauss-Kahn 53%
Villepin 47%

Royal 51%
Villepin 49%

Fabius 50%
Villepin 50%

Villepin 54%
Mélenchon 46%

Strauss-Kahn 52%
Alliot-Marie 48%

Royal 50.5%
Alliot-Marie 49.5%

Alliot-Marie 52%
Fabius 48%

Alliot-Marie 56%
Mélenchon 44%

June 27, 2006 - The Aude PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 40.32% (14)
Laurent Fabius 30.92% (10)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 17.17% (6)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 11.48% (4)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.11%

June 27, 2006 - The Manche PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 45.31% (19)
Ségolène Royal 22.77% (9)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 21.15% (9)
Laurent Fabius 10.68% (4)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.09%

June 27, 2006 - The Maynne PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 46.65% (15)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 23.49% (
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 16.42% (5)
Laurent Fabius 13.32% (4)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.12%

June 27, 2006 - The Sarthe PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 41.56% (19)
Ségolène Royal 23.46% (10)
Laurent Fabius 17.33% (7)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 16.73% (7)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.92%

June 27, 2006 - The Vaucluse PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 50.86% (22)
Ségolène Royal 21.13% (9)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 13.57% (6)
Laurent Fabius 13.48% (5)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.96%

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 840
DSK - 737
Fabius - 556
Mélenchon - 500
Uncommitted (Montebourg and Bockel) - 28
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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June 28, 2006: After a good showing in the June 27 primaries, Strauss-Kahn leads Royal 32-26 in the IFOP tracking, while Fabius falls to 21% and is thus tied with Mélenchon, up 1% to reach 21%.

June 30, 2006: Strauss-Kahn releases a controversial attack ad against Royal, a strategically foolish move because most of his support had been attributed to his reluctance to engage in snappy attacks against his opponents and his aloof nature in most debates. The next day, his numbers in the IFOP tracking fall 2% to 30% while Royal reaches 28%.

July 1, 2006: Fabius wins a debate held in Rouen on the eve of the July 2 primaries, allowing him to climb slightly back up in polls which had him tied with his rival on the left, Mélenchon

July 2, 2006 - The Creuse PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 53.59% (11)
Laurent Fabius 16.96% (3)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 15.02% (3)
Ségolène Royal 14.36% (3)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.07%

July 2, 2006 - The Puy de Dôme PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 36.93% (
Laurent Fabius 26.17% (5)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 19.88% (4)
Ségolène Royal 16.92% (3)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.10%

June 27, 2006 - The Seine-Maritime PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 68.53% (55)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 11.92% (9)
Ségolène Royal 9.89%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 9.62%
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.04%

July 2, 2006 - The Vienne PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 47.96% (18)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 19.64% (7)
Laurent Fabius 18.48% (7)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 13.86% (5)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.06%

June 27, 2006 - The Haute-Vienne PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 57.96% (20)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 16.82% (6)
Laurent Fabius 14.02% (5)
Ségolène Royal 11.09% (4)
Jean-Marie Bockel 0.11%

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 868
DSK - 780
Fabius - 631
Mélenchon - 530
Uncommitted (Montebourg and Bockel) - 28
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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July 3, 2006: Though a further 112 delegates were at stakes in primaries on July 4 in three eastern departments, Fabius pulled out of all three departments because polling showed that Mélenchon, Royal and Strauss-Kahn had large leads in one department each.

June 30, 2006: Strauss-Kahn releases a controversial attack ad against Royal, a strategically foolish move because most of his support had been attributed to his reluctance to engage in snappy attacks against his opponents and his aloof nature in most debates. The next day, his numbers in the IFOP tracking fall 2% to 30% while Royal reaches 28%.

July 1, 2006: Fabius wins a debate held in Rouen on the eve of the July 2 primaries, allowing him to climb slightly back up in polls which had him tied with his rival on the left, Mélenchon

July 4, 2006 - The Meuse PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 49.84% (13)
Ségolène Royal 21.19% (5)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 17.95% (4)
Laurent Fabius 11.02% (3)

July 4, 2006 - The Moselle PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 52.37% (32)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 18.74% (11)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 15.80% (9)
Laurent Fabius 13.09% (7)

July 4, 2006 - The Haute-Saône PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 42.13% (13)
Ségolène Royal 31.19% (10)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 16.93% (5)
Laurent Fabius 9.75%

July 5, 2006: After a big win in Moselle and a stronger than expected showing in Haute-Saône, Royal's campaign had the momentum on its side once again and it seemed that she could inch closer to the nomination, especially after the results in Haute-Saône showed that she benefited from Fabius' pull-out. Were Fabius voters ready to back the 'maverick' and 'anti-establishment' candidate in the race, just like Fabius had been the 'anti-establishment' figure during the 2005 Congress?

July 6, 2006: Fabius pulls his campaign out of Charente, expected to back its regional candidate, Royal, heavily on July 9. Other campaigns also seemed to abandon Charente and the Fabiusist Indre to focus on a three-way DSK-Royal-Mélenchon showdown in Dordogne and a major Royal-DSK battle in the Gard, also on July 9.

July 8, 2006: Final polls in Dordogne and the Gard

IFOP poll in Dordogne
Strauss-Kahn 33%
Mélenchon 30%
Royal 30%
Fabius 7%

IFOP poll in Gard
Strauss-Kahn 38%
Royal 35%
Mélenchon 14%
Fabius 13%

July 9, 2006 - The Charente PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 45.63% (17)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 30.41% (11)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 15.32% (6)
Laurent Fabius 8.64%

July 9, 2006 - The Dordogne PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 31.34% (13)
Ségolène Royal 31.22% (12)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 30.02% (12)
Laurent Fabius 7.42%

July 9, 2006 - The Gard PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 36.29% (18)
Ségolène Royal 35.92% (17)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 14.21% (7)
Laurent Fabius 13.58% (6)

July 9, 2006 - The Indre PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 52.35% (16)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 23.19% (7)
Ségolène Royal 15.70% (5)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 8.76%

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 967
DSK - 851
Fabius - 663
Mélenchon - 588
Uncommitted (Montebourg and Bockel) - 28
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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July 10, 2006: July 9 was another draw, with 4 departments splitting for the four remaining candidates. The race remains anyone's game and will most likely go to the convention.

July 12, 2006: Former candidate Jean-Marie Bockel, a social liberal, who won 16 delegates all in the Haut-Rhin before dropping out endorses Dominique Strauss-Kahn, praising him as "the man who will carry out fair and just reforms" if elected. DSK nets +16 delegates, meaning that he know has 867 delegates.

June 12-15, 2006: Candidates campaign in the major departments of Côte-d'Or, Oise and Aube which are holding primaries on the 16th, along with Belfort, Guadeloupe, Aube and Reunion.

July 16, 2006 - The Aube PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 49.16% (16)
Laurent Fabius 23.15% (8)
Ségolène Royal 14.15% (4)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 13.54% (4)

July 16, 2006 - The Côte-d'Or PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 47.62% (24)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 34.57% (18)
Laurent Fabius 9.17%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 8.64%

July 16, 2006 - The Guadeloupe PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 67.32% (26)
Ségolène Royal 18.64% (7)
Laurent Fabius 10.92% (4)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 3.12%

July 16, 2006 - The Oise PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 43.40% (22)
Ségolène Royal 21.09% (11)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 20.19% (10)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 15.32% (8)

July 16, 2006 - The Réunion PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 58.53% (33)
Ségolène Royal 32.74% (18)
Laurent Fabius 7.54%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 1.19%

July 16, 2006 - The Territoire de Belfort PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 50.82% (12)
Ségolène Royal 27.54% (6)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 11.02% (2)
Laurent Fabius 10.62% (2)

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 1,037
DSK - 968
Fabius - 699
Mélenchon - 616
Uncommitted (Montebourg) - 12
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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So, I lost my detailed earlier post; basically saying that DSK's strategy is to compete in all departments because he's banking heavily on the SW primaries on July 23 to pull ahead in delegate count, Fabius focusing on the Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Orientales, Royal competing in all with special interest on Tarn/Tarn-et-Garonne/Lot-et-Garonne while Melenchon is baking on the Tarn. Also, they had a debate, DSK won and later on the day before the primaries Jospin attacked Royal at a DSK rally, might be negative for DSK.

July 23, 2006 - The Ariège PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 40.93% (10)
Ségolène Royal 36.14% (9)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 12.95% (3)
Laurent Fabius 9.98%

July 23, 2006 - The Haute-Garonne PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 31.94% (20)
Ségolène Royal 26.73% (17)
Laurent Fabius 21.09% (13)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 20.24% (13)

July 23, 2006 - The Guyane PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 69.87% (20)
Ségolène Royal 20.48% (6)
Laurent Fabius 7.64%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 2.01%

July 23, 2006 - The Lot-et-Garonne PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 37.64% (14)
Ségolène Royal 32.64% (12)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 19.86% (7)
Laurent Fabius 9.86%

July 23, 2006 - The Hautes-Pyrénées PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 38.53% (11)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 21.64% (6)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 21.19% (6)
Ségolène Royal 18.64% (5)

July 23, 2006 - The Pyrénées-Orientales PS Primary

Victor:

Laurent Fabius



Laurent Fabius 65.63% (31)
Ségolène Royal 16.10% (7)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 9.63%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 8.64%

July 23, 2006 - The Tarn PS Primary

Victor:

Jean-Luc Mélenchon



Jean-Luc Mélenchon 38.75% (14)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 32.96% (12)
Ségolène Royal 16.20% (5)
Laurent Fabius 12.09% (4)

July 23, 2006 - The Tarn-et-Garonne PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 36.09% (10)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 28.81% (
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 23.16% (6)
Laurent Fabius 11.94% (3)

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 1,108
DSK - 1,058
Fabius - 761
Mélenchon - 665
Uncommitted (Montebourg) - 12
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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July 24, 2006: DSK came out strong, as expected, of the southwest primaries, but the results in detail were disappointing. Royal performed strongly in Ariège and Haute-Garonne, where he was hoping for a big margin, though she did not win the Lot-et-Garonne. Though Fabius' results were disappointing in a majority of departments, his consolidation strategy paid off in the two Pyrénées primaries, both of which he won by large margins, especially in the Fabiusian stronghold of the Pyrénées-Orientales.

On July 25, 148 delegates were at stake overall. These primaries, all but one of which were in France's Pacific possessions, were scheduled on the assumption that the nomination would be wrapped up by then. But as the race grew in unpredictability, the Socialist Primary Commission (CPS) understood that these Pacific primaries would be an important delegate-winning outing for the four rivals. However, the original rules of the CPS for all primaries were that only members of the PS, including same-day registrees, would be able to vote. But in New Caledonia, Polynesia and Wallis-Futuna - all 3 regions where the PS has next to no structure; that brought a ridiculous situation where the 40 delegates in New Caledonia were to be decided by an electorate of roughly 60 and Wallis et Futuna's 20 delegates by an electorate of a dozen! In early July, the CPS thus amended the rules for 'DOM-TOM and COM primaries' to expand the electorate's reach to all registered voters who would pay a €15 contribution to the PS in return for voting in the party's primary.

This meant that the entirety of New Caledonia, Polynesia and Wallis' electorates would get to vote. In New Caledonia and Polynesia, where the PS' traditional ally was the nationalist movement, this meant that 'secessionists' would be able to vote. In New Caledonia, it was presumed the bulk of the electorate would come from the FLNKS, the main nationalist party, but also from the more radical USTKE trade union which seemed to backed Mélenchon. Royal had begun building a local structure in the three primary regions early on, so it was presumed she would benefit; but the expanded electorate meant that the 3 Pacific primaries were anyone's game.

July 25, 2006 - The New Caledonia PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 35.21% (14)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 27.74% (11)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 20.16% (
Laurent Fabius 16.89% (7)

July 25, 2006 - The French Polynesia PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 42.74% (21)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 38.71% (19)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 10.83% (5)
Laurent Fabius 7.72% (7)

July 25, 2006 - The Somme PS Primary

Victor:

Ségolène Royal



Ségolène Royal 48.76% (22)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 28.64% (12)
Laurent Fabius 11.86% (5)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 10.74% (4)

July 25, 2006 - The Wallis et Futuna PS Primary

Victor:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn



Dominique Strauss-Kahn 46.53% (10)
Ségolène Royal 44.77% (10)
Laurent Fabius 6.54%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 2.16%

Royal: red
Fabius: blue
DSK: green
Mélenchon: orange

Delegates as of now:
Royal - 1,175
DSK - 1,099
Fabius - 773
Mélenchon - 693
Uncommitted (Montebourg) - 12
Needed for Nomination: 2,219

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Nobody gives a crap, but I do, so screw you all.

Well, nobody gives a crap about what I'm writing, including you, so stop whinning

[Antonio the Sixth]

Wow, DSK seems to be gaining ground now... However, I guess Royal will have the support of lefties to get an absolute majority, so there is not so much hope left.

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Nobody gives a crap, but I do, so screw you all.

Nobody I don't know, but that's right for me. But as I once intervened in it I keep being notified and well, nothing pushed me to 'unnotify', yeah, I keep scrolling that stuff when a notification comes, I don't read what's written, but I like all the pics with the flags and so forth, and a fancy map in the end, I just don't read anything at all in it, or a sentence here or there rarely, but really that's pleasant for my eyes, esthetically that's cool, good job!

Anyhow you seem to have fun doing it no matter what people think, then enjoy!