Thread by @robfordmancs

On Sunday it will be two years since Boris Johnson's Conservatives achieved the largest majority since Margaret Thatcher's 1987 landslide. To mark the approach milestone, I'll be putting together a thread of graphs and quotes of the day from "The British General Election of 2019"

The first BGE19 graph of the day reminds us that the polls in 2017-19 were very stable, until they weren't. When the public turns against a government, the collapse can be rapid and savage

The first BGE19 quote of the day offers @philipjcowley 's assessment of Boris Johnson, on his ascent to Number 10

@philipjcowley Today's BGE19 quote of the day offers @philipjcowley 's case in favour of Boris Johnson's elevation to PM - which came when the Conservatives were in a deep hole after the comprehensive failure of Theresa May's Brexit approach...

@philipjcowley ...while today's graph of the day illustrates the immediate impact Johnson's elevation had - with the new Conservative leader gaining a 15 point bump over his predecessor on the "best Prime Minister" Q. Notice also Corbyn's steady decline on this question over the Parliament

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