XPost: uk.politics.misc 
 From: incubus9536612@gmail.com 
  
 On 2019-10-30, Dan S. MacAbre  wrote: 
 > Incubus wrote: 
 >> On 2019-10-30, nightjar  wrote: 
 >>> On 30/10/2019 07:22, Vidcapper wrote: 
 >>>> On 29/10/2019 16:47, nightjar wrote: 
 >>> ... 
 >>>>> That much of a swing would be very bad news for Boris. he would lose 
 >>>>> even more seats than May did. Nothing as dramatic would be required for 
 >>>>> him simply to not get a majority. Support for the two main parties 
 >>>>> converging by about one standard deviation each ought to do it. A 
 >>>>> resurgence in support for the Brexit Party, now that Brexit won't be 
 >>>>> happening on 31st October could also be enough on its own. 
 >>>>> 
 >>>> 
 >>>> I suspect the opposite will happen - now that 'No Deal' is apparently 
 >>>> not an option, the BRexit Party will be left with just the hard live 
 >>>> Leavers, with the others returning mostly to the Tories. 
 >>> 
 >>> A lot of Brexit Party supporters seem to think that Boris failing to get 
 >>> Brexit done by 31st October will be enough to get more people supporting 
 >>> them. 
 >> 
 >> Actually, a good many seem to be against what they now see as Nigel Farage 
 >> blocking us from leaving the EU, which is an ironic turn of events.  The 
 >> pragmatic ones are supporting Boris because they know we might never leave 
 at 
 >> all if the insistence is on leaving without a deal.  Although I share 
 their 
 >> ideals, we have to deal with things as they are. 
 >> 
 > 
 > Perhaps Farage enjoyed the fight more than the victory? :-) 
  
 Perhaps.  I think he has somewhat painted himself into a corner. 
  
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