Blunting the Far Right, Merkel Gains as German Election Nears Once vulnerable, the chancellor has opened a big lead in polls by taking away from her opponents the issue that had animated them: immigration. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:U.S. Believes Russia Has Restarted Low-Yield Nuclear TestsBolton Says Iran Is Likely Responsible for Oil Tanker AttacksAn Experimental Ebola Cure May Also Protect Against Nipah VirusPunching Iran Over Its Foreign Policy Could Lead to a Faster Path to WarEdward Seaga, Who Led Jamaica on a Conservative Path, Dies at 89Denmark Rejects Final Asylum Appeal by Afghan Woman With Dementia