• jwt@programming.dev
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    19 hours ago

    Currently the left is clearly leading the polls but that might change because of this.

    I’m not quite sure that’s correct.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      Die Linke are leading with 20% though. What makes you think they couldn‘t possibly lead the polls in Berlin and why didn‘r you just look it up like I did?

      • jwt@programming.dev
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        15 hours ago

        I’m not thinking ‘they couldn’t possibly lead the polls’, don’t put words in my mouth. I did look it up, and all I’m saying is a few percentage points ahead (only since a couple of months, mind you) is definitely not a ‘clear lead’. It may even be within the margin of error. I’ve also noticed extreme right/populist parties tend to be somewhat underpolled (at least in the USA, and also in my own country). So it would behoove you to be a little more cautious.

      • Melchior@feddit.org
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        16 hours ago

        and CDU, AfD and Green are within a few percentage points of that. That is not a clear lead. All four of them rather easily could win the election and in the end it is likely to be a coaltion between Greens and social democrats with either Linke or CDU. So nobody besides the AfD can afford to be really dirty.