This recruitment gimmick seems a little short-sighted in low-birth France.

FRANCE CAMPAIGN TRAIL PAVED WITH CONDOMS

PARIS August 22, 2006 (WaPo/AP) - Members of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement [Union pour un Mouvement Populaire or UMP] have been touring beaches and vacation spots across France with truckloads of party merchandise to shore up support for Nicolas Sarkozy, interior minister and party leader.

Among the most popular items are condoms emblazoned with the party's logo and flip-flops that leave a U-M-P footprint behind when worn over wet sand, the party said.

ON THE STUMP FOR SARKO
Poorly Conceived Campaign Gimmickry

The Socialists have responded with bikini pin-ups of Ségolène Royal.

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