In France, rise of the right puts Macron in trouble as presidential election looms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : For Verbrugghe, who comes from the industrialized north of the country, the shift to what he calls the "social right," meaning a conservative stance on immigration and security but a more liberal approach to the social safety net, began a decade ago -- as it did for his father and pretty much everyone else in his circle.
38% : Where she once said that France should pull out of the European Union, she now says the bloc should be restructured; instead of hammering on immigration -- which she still wants to restrict -- she talks more about rising prices and the trouble many have making ends meet.

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