01-25-2018, 02:53 PM
(01-25-2018, 02:39 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The problem is that a lot of SPD voters are disenchanted with them, right now. Especially since the vote by the party to enter coalition talks, they aren't pleased. The CDU/CSU party would be mainstream (or what used to be mainstream) GOP, and SPD are New Deal style Democrats. What they see right now is the SPD becoming like the Democrats of today. This is causing those more liberal voters to look elsewhere, and combine this with voters more to the right that has previously been CDU/CSU voters going to AfD, you get what is happening now.
It's difficult to look at polls somewhere without talking to the people and reading the news from there (regularly, not just random headlines) and get a good idea of what is going on, but this is what I understand from some people in Germany I know.
The Justos are pissed. There is certainly a schism in SPD. Will be interesting to see where they go. Schultz was credited when he took over but they have taken a big hit under his leadership. I wonder if/when he is finally dropped. The more liberals think he is too far left and the socialists don’t like him working with the Merkel.
Do you think the Justos will be successful in thwarting any coalition deal? They are trying to get as many people as possible in the SPD for just two months. This could open the door to other minority parties helping push for a snap election.
