To defeat populism, America needs its own Macron–a charismatic leader who can make centrism cool. My take: https://t.co/AAF1YwTnqb

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) June 15, 2017

Macron found a way to thread the needle btwn far right and far left populism/socialism. He's culturally liberal but economically pragmatic.

— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) May 7, 2017

The Tory party "defeated" populism by embracing it and embodying it. Macron defeated it by…defeating it. What a difference.

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) May 7, 2017

France vote outcome mostly important for what it avoided. Critical for Macron, EU to use win to enact eco, pol reform or populism will grow

— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) May 7, 2017