How do you like the fresh Adrian Zandberg? I mean, this Adrian Zandberg, who does not avoid interviews and seeks to face another politicians, cultural wars and pronoun disputes he calls “the themes imported from American campuses”, not only has he dug into the position of the toughest criticism of the government on the left flank, or even with any success He finds himself in a situation of controlled embarrassment...It seems to be increasing before the election a group that likes it VERY much. This group is young - in an crucial percent young men - reluctant PO-PiS voters who are willing to vote as far distant from the duople as possible. You mean Sławomir Mentzen or... Adrian Zandberg right now. And it's just seemingly weird.
This intuition that political observers and staff of rival groups feel (and most likely besides consciously heats Zandberg's committee and sympathizers) is besides confirmed by further polls. And the memic word “ConfedeRazem” comes into use.
It is clear from the investigation that in a group of young Poles candidates of the Polish Academy of Sciences not only lose. They lose importantly to 2 candidates, whose groups have a full of 3 times little support than PO and Law and Justice. 1 of these parties barely crossed the threshold (Confederation 7% in the 202rd election), and the another 1 did not (and it is not known if it will win in the future).
The reasons for this can be explained clearly. besides these (apparently impossible!) electoral declarations - and many online comments - people declaring that they scope between Zandberg and Mentzen, or Mentzen and Zandberg. Although both of them stand on other poles of Polish politics in terms of taxes, NFZ, attitude towards the EU or the function of the state, they besides stand (together) other 2 parties exchanging power for 20 years and in strong opposition to Prime Minister Tusk's government. 1 and the another speaks in the eyes of indecisive voters sincerely and in accordance with his own convictions - not having to explain mistakes or unpopular decisions of current or erstwhile governments. no of these 2 - and even more Zandberg - have the problem to go against not only the views of the PO or the Law and Justice, but those lost from over a 4th century of slogans of Polish politics. To put it simply and briefly, they can both say that it is not to be as Tusk or Kaczyński wants, but rather differently.
And aside from the programming issues (which in the presidential election are both second-, or third-rate) there are inactive issues of feeling - or "swab" - which are accompanied by these candidates. For individual whose main motivation to take an interest in politics is to show the ruling class that it despises it - the energy of the “tablers”, which Menzten and Zandberg bring is highly magnetic.
Contrary to what the MP Anna Maria-Żukowska wrote, Undecided and unorthodox “confiers” attract to Zandberg no alleged anti-Semitism his (and together) sympathizers, but another “anti” - “antisystemism”. Zandberg has since yet moved to the opposition and is attacking the government “opened a fresh skill” and “maximizes his character thanks to him”. (Yes, games language references are no coincidence). This remaining government and forced to defend the coalition Magdalena Biejat cannot reach.
But as I wrote above, why Adrian Zandberg - who, according to polls among Poles and Poles until 34, leads with Magdalena Biejat and only somewhat loses to Rafał Trzaskowski - can present be equally attractive to voters traditionally regarded as a "corvinist" resource - is simply a comparatively easy question. The answer is: due to the fact that it seems to discover a prescription for left-wing populism in Poland. Or not to overburden the foundations of this populism with generous compliments. Which - we don't know yet - can come out with a defensive hand after the election. Or dissolve in the heat of cultural wars erstwhile they refire, and the organization together will return to the positions of the avant-garde of social progressive and individualism, from which it has so far escaped.
However, what is this populism made up of, and what did the organization Together and its leader understand? (if we are already in a boat full of Vikings). Let's see...
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