But "Sumar" (add up) is a catchy repetitive name for millions of messages between now and the elections. Could the female Galician communist surprise even the male Galician conservative by voting day?
Sánchez continues to impress with how he's managed to keep this stitched together coalition humming. Díaz is having a moment, but my hunch is that by election time the center-left majority of voters will appreciate what Sánchez has accomplished, with such difficult conditions, and return to PSOE.
Could be, still a long way to go until election days for all of them. Before I saw the last couple of set pieces from Díaz (Congress motion of no confidence + Sumar presentation), Sánchez looked like the strongest candidate left on the left, no competition, but after seeing those two performances, I would be worried if I were Sánchez. She can grab lots of votes from PSOE voters like that too. Progressive, woman, serious, sensible, also a strong caring vibe in her rhetoric, etc, etc.
Sánchez continues to impress with how he's managed to keep this stitched together coalition humming. Díaz is having a moment, but my hunch is that by election time the center-left majority of voters will appreciate what Sánchez has accomplished, with such difficult conditions, and return to PSOE.
Could be, still a long way to go until election days for all of them. Before I saw the last couple of set pieces from Díaz (Congress motion of no confidence + Sumar presentation), Sánchez looked like the strongest candidate left on the left, no competition, but after seeing those two performances, I would be worried if I were Sánchez. She can grab lots of votes from PSOE voters like that too. Progressive, woman, serious, sensible, also a strong caring vibe in her rhetoric, etc, etc.
Totally, she has a different sort of appeal. Might depend on voter mood in the moment.
Excited to have discovered your Substack! Thanks for putting in the work on what can be a niche topic for English speakers.
Welcome aboard. Will be an interesting year politically in Spain for sure.