Is the "Right" Done in Europe?

For John, BLUF:  Sunday could offer up a surprise for Germany and others.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Fearing far-right surge, Merkel urges Germans to vote on Sunday

From Reuters and Reporter Madeline Chambers, on 21 September 2017.

The lede plus two:

BERLIN (Reuters) - Fears that apathy could boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an election on Sunday have driven Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival to urge their backers to go out and vote.

With many voters viewing a fourth term for Merkel as almost inevitable and put off by a turgid campaign - occasionally punctured by heckling and tomato hurling in protest at Merkel's refugee policy - pollsters say turnout may be low.

A GMS poll on Thursday said 34 percent were not planning to vote or were undecided, higher than the 29 percent who did not cast ballots in the last election in 2013.

Here is part of the reason for Chancellor Angela Merkel's concern:

Alarmed by Islam, Europe's Gays Are Moving to the Right

Source is Pajama Media and Writer Bruce Baker, 20 September 2017.

Remember, Chancellor Merkel has been very pro-immigration, very pro-refugee settlement.

And here is one vignette within the article:

On September 14, CNN's website ran a story about gays in Germany who are supporting the Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD). A middle-aged Bremen couple interviewed for the piece had been violently gay-bashed by “two locally known Muslim extremists” who “were never arrested and later fled to Syria.” After failing to receive justice from local prosecutors and the mayor's office, the couple had cast their lot in with AfD.

“I don't like everything they say,” admitted one of the two gay men, a longtime leftist and former Green Party voter, “but this is too dangerous for gay people to live openly here, if we get attacked like that. We need a party that's talking openly about this.” Like FN, AfD opposes same-sex marriage – but also has gay people in its leadership, and is supported by a higher percentage of gays than of straights.

If betting I would be on Chancellor Merkel, but I think I would not be surprised if she ended up like Ms Clinton.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff