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The article claims that the Social Democrats are "defying the anti-incumbent mood that has ousted incumbent parties elsewhere," but polling shows a clear downwa
by yorwba 2y ago
The article claims that the Social Democrats are "defying the anti-incumbent mood that has ousted incumbent parties elsewhere," but polling shows a clear downwards trend https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/denmark/ https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/denmark/ So it's hard to claim that their policies are uniquely superior to those of parties in other countries; they're simply on a different election cycle and might get ousted in 2026 or 2030 or so.
- dotcoma 2y agoEverybody eventually gets ousted, but they seem to be doing better than progressives in FR, DE, IT, NL, for example.
- yorwba 2y agoThe Social Democrats in Germany had been in government continuously since 2013. Their Danish counterpart's current streak starts in 2019. The decline just looks shifted in time to me...