在社会党和军界中罗亚尔的许多反对者看来，政治过程中媒体的主导地位已经导致政治日渐平庸：当选所需要的品质几乎与执政需要的品质格格不入。
In the opinion of Royal’s many opponents among Socialist leaders and militants, the dominance of the media in the political process is leading to mediocrity: the qualities required to be elected are becoming nearly incompatible with those needed to govern.