ABSTRACT
France and the United States have come to share much more in their politics – not necessarily in terms of political fault-lines, but certainly in terms of political developments and marketing. The mirror effect between the two countries is all the more remarkable given the parallel electoral coalitions that had carried Barack Obama and Francois Hollande to power – both had brought together the Creative Class, Millennials, and ethnic minorities to carry victory on election day. The coalitions that backed Obama and Hollande were dominated by the Creatives who were able to frame the debate in France and the United States, at least at the start of the Obama and Hollande presidencies. Both winning coalitions started to crumble between 2011 and 2013, not least due to the gradual marginalization of Millennials in the economic sphere and their radicalization in the political arena.
