Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Faber View Post
I can elaborate although I can't explain because I don't personally find them appealling - his occasional bumbling delivery, his shambolic hair and never-quite-fitting suits, his occasional inappropriate comments, even his apparent ability to wriggle out of awkward situations like calling Muslim women names and not knowing who paid for his refurb - regretably rA they make him MORE appealing to enough of the electorate, that same electorate who ain't perfect themselves, to make a difference. Same with Farage. There's just something 'in the air' around both that make them liked. Poor old Starmer, to my eyes a decent bloke, stands no chance in comparison, with no personality and a wooden delivery.
So slightly right of centre you, and slightly left of centre me don’t find him at all ‘appealing’ but somehow this ‘awkward’ and ‘bumbling’ incompetent who looks as if he struggles to dress himself has, along with ‘Nasty Nigel’, tapped into something ‘in the air’.
What an indictment of the UK electorate.

Truth is, I suspect, both Farage and Johnson have tapped into a time when they were up against the most discredited opposition leader (Corbyn) I can remember, and have recognised the appeal of simplistic populism. The former didn’t achieve his ultimate aim and is now a busted flush pimping himself around in any new attempt to find a new ‘fund Farage’s lifestyle’ activity/Party. The latter is, for the time being, riding the crest of the vaccine roll out wave. His huge majority allows him to get away with a great deal...but it is, imo, only for the time being and he will be found out.