'La Vanguardia', against the sanitary cordons

Polls are the media's bulldozers that pave the way for a new political or social scenario. Sunday The Vanguard managed to capture the narrative with a survey that outlined a Catalonia without obvious political majorities, especially due to the rise of far-right parties with which the rest don't want to engage. So, what do we do? On Monday, the newspaper offered a significant rebuke because the editorial maneuver was executed in two stages, and it was necessary to read the second day's headline to understand what the previous day's front page was seeking. "65% of Catalans favor the Generalitat collecting taxes," the outlet explained. In other words, there are no ideological majorities, but there are programmatic ones, and therefore, what we must seek is the common interest. And the common interest, of course, is the pémpines. The newspaper thus gave a new lesson in pragmatics, the main attribute that has allowed it to establish itself as a doyenne and centenarian. If they've been able to maneuver with governments of opposing persuasions—who would have predicted their Sánchez-supporting enthusiasm when they applauded Aznar at the time?—it's understandable that they advocate leaving behind the hindrance of acronyms and political coherence.

The subtitle reinforces this impression: "The majority of those surveyed are happy for Junts and ERC to vote on the state budget with conditions." This "with conditions" is the classic addition to a question to encourage a massive yes, since each person imagines different requirements. The big question will be whether the newspaper—in the name of the governability it always defends—will row in favor not only of understanding between Junts and Republicans, but also whether it will add, on the pro-independence side, the far-right of Orriols to the equation. The time is coming for ambitious sums of seats, pacts with needles to spread up the nose, and lubricating polls.