Counting candidate Schulz and the last squad of the SPD

When it became clear that Gabriel would lose against Merkel high, he sent Martin Schulz at the last moment. He should take the defeat and then back in the background. In no case, however, should he become Chancellor with the help of the Left.

In any case, Gabriel had stipulated that the office of Foreign Minister would be reserved for him. He knew that his right-wing positions would be supported by the media. Television and print media then outbid each other in praise of his work for the reputation of Germany and catapulted him in opinion polls to the top. Under no circumstances did Gabriel want to subordinate himself to a Party leader Schulz.

After the much-lost election, however, Schulz felt that his experience in Brussels made him a match for European political celebrities and the office of Foreign Minister would have suited his inclinations. The SPD base wanted a party leader who honors deserving comrades at celebrations, distributes badges of honor and caresses the soul of the party, but above all the party leader should monitor the government members to prevent social democratic concerns from drifting away. In this situation, Gabriel and the other competitors in the party leadership saw the opportunity to get rid of Schulz. The media diligently seconded with the accusation that Schulz had broken his promise not to go into government. Now the left Nahles and the right Scholz could join forces, take the lead and kill Gabriel and Schulz at the same time. In any case, Maas, with the stature of a priman, would not develop a dangerous counterweight. (He also did the ingratiation to the Netanyahu clique very well).

Schulz's political talent alone was not enough: networking in the Berlin political scene and, above all, recklessness would have been absolutely necessary in order to have the chance to prove himself as party leader.

So the SPD sends their last contingent into the race and waits for better times. The helpless discussion about the Schröder social laws shows that the SPD still does not want to confess its clientele and continues to seek salvation in the well-off middle class.