[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I still believe it will be a lot closer, it wouldn't surprise me if the public were trolling the polls. I don't have anything concrete to base it on, just a gut feeling. I remember back to the Tony Blair win when there was a sense of public optimism that was palpable for a Blair win. Everyone was uplifted. It doesn't feel anything like that this time

Even with the Boris win, there was the great will and optimism to "get brexit done". There isn't a sniff of a similar effect this time round

The only thing that you're not taking into account is just how much the public despise Sunak.

In particular the fact that the general public nor the Tory voters wanted him as their leader, but was installed as the countries leader against most people's wishes, really hasn't helped his popularity.