Until now, the quasi-candidate liked to answer that these polls "rather encourage" him to compete in the next presidential election, and readily discusses the profile of those polled saying they are ready to vote for him. It must be said that never in the history of electoral polls has a possible presidential candidate experienced such rapid progress. But two studies published by Odoxa and Elable on November 11 announce a downturn, not to say a slight drop, in voting intentions in favor of the former TV columnist. Asked about this slight drop estimated between 1% to 2% depending on the configuration, Eric Zemmour has curiously abandoned his hat of political analyst ... to assume his role of polemicist.
“You know, I am not an expert in polls. I read what is explained to me, like everyone else. I did not know - I confess - the Oxoda and Elabe institutes ”, assured the former political journalist on the sidelines of a trip to Bordeaux, this Friday, November 12. And to continue: “So for me, it's a discovery (…) I know Ifop, Harris, Sofres. The big institutes, what (…) It's like in football, there are big players and small players, ”he concluded sarcastically. But after more than thirty years of career following the policies, should we really believe that the former columnist does not know these two pollsters at all? Not really.
As you can discover in our video montage, Éric Zemmour even seized, in June 2020 on CNews, of a study carried out by Oxoda on the popularity of police officers in order to invalidate the slogan "everyone hates the police" .
As for the other polling company, Elabe, whom he says he does not know, his director of political studies nevertheless debated with him on the set of the Paris Première channel ... In early 2016.