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I only think Starmer is doing OK, but his approval rating, even now at his worst, is better than Corbyn at his best. Corbyn never made it into net positive.
We've made up 20 points in less than a year. That's not nothing.
ReekBlefs-
The 20 points is ironic, as many people said during Corbyn's tenure that Labour would be 20pts ahead with any other leader.
Keir has Labour leadership on easy mode at the moment, so I would expect his approval and polling ratings to be a lot better than they are. It's only going to get worse from here.
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We've made up 20 points in less than a year
You keep mentioning that figure every few days. But why is Labour's vote share at the last election even relevant? Surely that is not the benchmark that Starmer wishes to be judged by. It certainly isn't the benchmark which others will judge him by!
Comparing him to Corbyn on approval figures is hardly relevant either. We all know that:
- Corbyn was a marmite figure - people either loved him or hated him with relatively little in the middle, and being hated a bit less by people who are not going to vote for you is not worth anything electorally
- After the 2017 election the press did a monstering job on Corbyn and succeeded in trashing his personal brand in the eyes of the electorate.
Given we want to win an election, not lose one, surely the relevant comparison to make is not with Corbyn but with Blair.
- Corbyn was a marmite figure - people either loved him or hated him with relatively little in the middle, and being hated a bit less by people who are not going to vote for you is not worth anything electorally
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frank9755
More people now think Keir is doing badly as leader, rather than well
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/keir-starmer-approval-rating?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tracker&utm_campaign=keir_starmer_approval_rating&period=all