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these leaders are a reflection of the voting population in this and those respective countries.

turns out we don't have that many smart people in the UK

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The popular members of the conservative party were not on the ballot during Truss's election. Conservative party leadership effectively chose her, not the people.

This is squarely on the Blair/Bush party of big government and tax cuts, which is a deeply unpopular position in reality.