Feijóo's failure, do they not explain it?

More predictable than an episode of House, the 'cave' has not failed in its custom of blaming Pedro Sánchez for the poor Andalusian regional results, as it did before with those of Extremadura, Aragón, and Castille and León. It is a common practice of the Madrid press, which inevitably applies its centralist steamroller and subjugates provincial elections to its national agenda – with a very Castilian 'ce' –; that is, to the assault on Moncloa. “Sánchez does not blame himself after four defeats”, headlines Abc. “Sánchez depresses his mayors and barons: “They don't see us as winners””, opens the front page of El Mundo: “They don’t see us as winners,” opens front page The charm of this narrative is that it coexists with a secondary spin-off, which is trying to show Feijóo's best smile, and to do so, they put a photo of the leader surrounded by his people. If there were ever an Oscar for best forced composure, here are some clear and sure winners. As much as they talk about Sánchez's failures, let's briefly examine this regional cycle for the popular candidate. In Andalusia, they have lost their absolute majority and five seats; in Aragón, they lose two seats while Vox gains seven; in Extremadura, they aspired to an absolute majority and do not achieve it (while Abascal's party skyrockets and can exert more influence), and in Castille and León, they also depend on the far-right, despite being the only place where they have managed to gain more than their rivals... and future partners. Considering the absolute disaster that Sánchez is according to their narrative, Feijóo's result has the strength of decaffeinated American coffee with skim milk and a hospital vending machine sweetener. Do you remember the 'Feijóo effect' that was the inevitable refrain of all these media not so long ago? Indeed, neither do they.