I was struck by the polling that showed Major, Blair and Brown all left office considerably more popular with the public than Cameron, May, Johnson and Truss. To what extent do you think Johnson’s unpopularity is irrelevant, as the Conservatives seem to have been able to do enough in 2015, 2017 and 2019 to retain power despite unpopular or divisive leaders?
Ie there would still possibly be enough people to vote Tory despite Johnson, while he would attract certain voters into the Conservative camp to enough of an extent to get them over the line.
I was struck by the polling that showed Major, Blair and Brown all left office considerably more popular with the public than Cameron, May, Johnson and Truss. To what extent do you think Johnson’s unpopularity is irrelevant, as the Conservatives seem to have been able to do enough in 2015, 2017 and 2019 to retain power despite unpopular or divisive leaders?
Ie there would still possibly be enough people to vote Tory despite Johnson, while he would attract certain voters into the Conservative camp to enough of an extent to get them over the line.