Quaest director Felipe Nunes states that voter disinterest and right-wing apathy are becoming obstacles for the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). According to Nunes, the keywords of this campaign are engagement and mobilization. Survey data commissioned by the newspaper O GLOBO and TV Globo, released yesterday, indicate that the electorate is still little interested in the race for the Presidency of the Republic.
The numbers are especially concerning for the PL candidate, who does not captivate his own right wing. This is evident in an unprecedented question in the institute's questionnaire. President Lula (PT) is considered a better candidate among the left's options than Flavio is on the right's menu. For 49% of all interviewees, the PT candidate stands out as the ideal option on the left, while the percentage for the son of Jair Bolsonaro on the opposite political field is 33%.
For Felipe Nunes, this difference reveals a strategic problem for the right. He states that the engagement of the right-wing voter appears to be below the engagement of Lula's voter, and that the Lula voter is more excited than the right-wing voter. This, according to the political scientist, directly impacts the expected abstention rates for the election.
