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French Political Scandal Fallout: Fillon Would Be Eliminated In First Round By Macron

French Political Scandal Fallout: Fillon Would Be Eliminated In First Round By Macron

As the political scandal gripping (former) French presidential frontrunner Francois Fillon grows, his public support is tumbling and according to a new opinion poll released on Wednesday, the conservative presidential candidate would no longer even make the second round of this spring's presidential election in France, raising the pressure on him as a scandal over his wife and children's publicly funded "fae work" engulfed his campaign.

No Presidents from Wisconsin


Wisconsin has played a big role in this year’s Republican presidential contest, giving Ted Cruz a victory that boosts his chances of fighting Donald Trump all the way to a contested convention in July. But a year ago, prognosticators imagined even bigger things for the Badger State—specifically, the possibility that its governor, Scott Walker, would be the Republican nominee.