Elections are so much easier if your opponent can’t run.
This is apparently an insight so obvious and universal that it’s now played a big role in both U.S. and French presidential politics.
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French leader of the National Rally Party and parliament member Marine Le Pen attends a session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 16, 2024.
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Elections are so much easier if your opponent can’t run.
This is apparently an insight so obvious and universal that it’s now played a big role in both U.S. and French presidential politics.

About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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Elections are so much easier if your opponent can’t run.
This is apparently an insight so obvious and universal that it’s now played a big role in both U.S. and French presidential politics.

About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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