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I don't know.
I'm worried that no one is actually sure what "electable" actually means any more and that we might end up a flannel who still doesn't win an election.
Labour did a lot better in 2017 than people expected, when the focus turned to policy rather than personality or "electability".
I can't help but feel like Starmer could stray a little from the fence, show some personality and beliefs, and actually do well.
tbc
I think my main problem with Starmer here isn't necessarily that he's taken the wrong approach (though he definitely should have been a bit more forceful even if his main message is that now is not the time.
It just really seems like everything he says has been filtered through focus groups and image consultants rather actually being genuine or honest, and I don't find him that credible.
Maybe it's because I'm not a housewife in Basingstoke or a Workington Man, and maybe he doesn't seem like a vacuous flannel to them.
But surely they can tell that a union flag doesn't replace a policy and a bit of backbone?