Between the two rounds, the following simple idea sank in among the electorate: The National Front can revamp its façade all it wants, but it has never been, is not, and can never be a normal party. For how long have France’s moral and political authorities been telling us that “stigmatization” of the National Front doesn’t work, that it strengthens the party instead of weakening it?
在两轮选举之间，下列简单思想深入选民之心：国民阵线可以随心所欲地改变它的面貌，但它从未成为、现在不是、将来也不可能变成正常的政党。法国道德和政治权威一直在告诫我们，对国民阵线的“玷污”（stigmatization）不起作用，这只能增强而不是削弱它。这一情况已经持续了多久了？呃，20年前它是错的，现在它仍是错的。