Sophy: I think it's a combination of the poor performance at this rally. And i think that she has just somehow failed to really make her mark in the french mind. Jason: What does that decline in the poles mean for the race more generally? Do you think? There are still five weeks to go, so i think, you know, any one wouldn't want at this point to roll out there being furthest of shifts in the poles. We look at how the return of war to europe is influencing voters ahead of the april pole.
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