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(二)For months, Prime Minister Boris Johnson planned on calling a general
election in Britain, figuring he could break the logjam in Parliament by
taking his case for Brexit directly to the people. Instead, as he has
foundered in the early stages of the campaign, Johnson has discovered that
the people are taking their case to him.
In the voting this summer for Conservative Party leader – and, hence,
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prime minister – Johnson’s prime selling points were his personal
popularity and skills as a campaigner. But in the early stages of the general
election, exposed to hostile voices, he has seemed at times unsure, tone
deaf and gaffe prone.
The charged atmosphere on the campaign trail is a reminder that Brexit
has left this country bitter, divided and deeply suspicious of the political
establishment. Johnson and his populist aides set out to exploit those
sentiments, framing this election as one of the “people vs. the Parliament.”
Now he is finding that some of that anger is being directed at him.
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