Anyone understand why Johnson is so far ahead in the polls?

because many people are stupid vampirequeen

I’m a big fan of Boris he’s no fool he’s very intelligent. He doesn’t sweat the small stuff.

Every time I see Kier Starmer on tv he’s choosing to run Boris down using serious words to do damage but l’ve never once heard one sensible suggestion come out of his annoying mouth.

what % of the electorate is below average intelligence vegansrock

suziewoozie

Aveline

Only the usual suspects assume that GrannyGravy13.

And they would be whom? Yet more generalising - what’s wrong with saying which poster you are calling out ( as I am on this post - yes you)

vegansrock and vampirequeen have questioned others intelligence on this thread

MaizieD is always questioning people’s right to vote if they are not political astute/intelligent enough.

Aww can't you work it out Suziewoozie? I'll happily leave you guessing.

Aveline

Only the usual suspects assume that GrannyGravy13.

And they would be whom? Yet more generalising - what’s wrong with saying which poster you are calling out ( as I am on this post - yes you)

If Starmer does a Corbyn, 3 wives, affair with Diane Abbott , prances on stage at Glastonbury, attends wreath laying ceremony for murders of an Olympic team he could win the next election ?

I wonder if PippaZ thinks that people who don’t understand politics should have the vote?

Only the usual suspects assume that GrannyGravy13.

PippaZ someone on the right of the political spectrum points out the blindingly obvious and you call it an attack?

I would sincerely hope MaizieD that many other posters on GN also find your views on who should be allowed to vote as abhorrent, if they have the courage to disagree with you.
Intellectual arrogance is an unattractive trait.

lemongrove

Yes GG13 so you did, sorry, but everybody else kept very quiet.

Just wondered suzie

I am just getting so peeved that because I voted Conservative it is assumed on GN that I am below average intelligence.

lemongrove

MaizieD you are old enough to know the way our political voting system works, as are we all, so no disingenuous comments please.
You have also claimed that voters who don’t understand politics should not have the vote! Nobody agreed with you on that, but they didn’t call you out on it either.
Every man and woman in the land, legally entitled to vote should be able to do so, and not have to undergo some kind of intelligence test or test to find out how politically astute they are! I find your views on that abhorrent actually.

And in with personal attack first yet again. Do you wear heavy boots by any chance?

Never any point in reading the rest is there.

MayBee70

Happily married Starmer makes people’s skin crawl but Johnson who has affairs with someone that did pole dancing, was responsible for his mistress (well one of them) having an abortion, is living with his current girlfriend ( thought he was supposed to be marrying her: oh of course he’s too busy handling the pandemic and CarrieAntoinette won’t want to settle for a quick registry office job, doesn’t know how many children he has is just ‘human’. I despair.

I don’t know why you’re despairing. I couldn’t care less about his personal life. One of my best friends had been married 3 times, has had numerous partners and a very colourful past. So what. It is none of my business and she is a very good friend. Personal life is just that. Personal.

MaizieD

^MaizieD you are old enough to know the way our political voting system works, as are we all, so no disingenuous comments please.^

It doesn't alter the fact that the majority of voters did not vote for Johnson. I'm sorry you don't seem to be able to assimilate that FACT.

I'm happy that you find my views abhorrent because that evens us up, doesn't it?

We are aware of that MaizieD

Under the UK electoral first past the post system The Conservative Party won an eighty seat majority, you cannot alter that FACT

Yes GG13 so you did, sorry, but everybody else kept very quiet.

Just wondered suzie

MayBee70

Happily married Starmer makes people’s skin crawl but Johnson who has affairs with someone that did pole dancing, was responsible for his mistress (well one of them) having an abortion, is living with his current girlfriend ( thought he was supposed to be marrying her: oh of course he’s too busy handling the pandemic and CarrieAntoinette won’t want to settle for a quick registry office job, doesn’t know how many children he has is just ‘human’. I despair.

Couldn’t care less about his personal circumstances my gut feeling about him is unlikely to change

MaizieD you are old enough to know the way our political voting system works, as are we all, so no disingenuous comments please.

It doesn't alter the fact that the majority of voters did not vote for Johnson. I'm sorry you don't seem to be able to assimilate that FACT.

I'm happy that you find my views abhorrent because that evens us up, doesn't it?

lemongrove

Cock ups? Holed up? Is this some kind of innuendo?

No innuendo at all ?

Lemongrove I have questioned MaizieD’s notion that only the political aware/astute should be allowed to vote.

Now funny enough I would never dream of calling people that choose to vote Labour Lib Dem or whatever Stupid. I do not know these people and because they have a different view from me does not mean I am right
Now in the last 50 or so years Labour have been in power far less than Conservative there must be a reason for this or lots of stupid people

MaizieD you are old enough to know the way our political voting system works, as are we all, so no disingenuous comments please.
You have also claimed that voters who don’t understand politics should not have the vote! Nobody agreed with you on that, but they didn’t call you out on it either.
Every man and woman in the land, legally entitled to vote should be able to do so, and not have to undergo some kind of intelligence test or test to find out how politically astute they are! I find your views on that abhorrent actually.

PippaZ

There is a question mark at the end of "death". I hope this is helpful

Happily married Starmer makes people’s skin crawl but Johnson who has affairs with someone that did pole dancing, was responsible for his mistress (well one of them) having an abortion, is living with his current girlfriend ( thought he was supposed to be marrying her: oh of course he’s too busy handling the pandemic and CarrieAntoinette won’t want to settle for a quick registry office job, doesn’t know how many children he has is just ‘human’. I despair.

MaizieD

^Guess there must be a lot of stupid people in the country because Boris had one hell of a landslide election and still running ahead in the polls^

The majority of people who voted in the 2019 GE DIDN'T vote for Johnson. Can we apply the word 'stupid' to people who don't understand this?

I am pretty sure people understand this but unless we change the way voting works it will remain the same