[Cincinna]

“Enemies have made much of his supposed personality flaws — with one magazine describing him as “in some manner mad, and fragile.” Fair or not, the attacks had a clear effect on the campaign — with swing voters citing his character as a reason to vote for Socialist rival Segolene Royal.”

Yes, all 45% of them. I guess the writer of this AFP article missed the debate with the mad, erratic, irrational, screeching Socialist, Segolene Royal.

[denydenydeny]

the mad, erratic, irrational, screeching Socialist, Segolene Royal.

I saw the last debate on C-Span, and it had to have sealed her fate. She was shrill and almost stereotypically hysterical.

[SunkenCiv]

Well put.