François Legault is probably in pain. He must be disappointed with the latest polls and this anger which seems to animate the Quebecers who were once his supporters.
He does not understand how the affection of the population, so forcefully expressed many times, could have faded to this extent and so quickly. Maybe he can’t put his finger on the problem. He just didn’t see it coming.
One night
It’s a bit like if your partner announced to you after dinner that she was leaving you, that she was disappointed with what you had become, angry and frankly tired of being with you. She feels taken for granted and no longer has the impression that you are making efforts for her, to please her.
She also tells you that she is leaving you for the man who was once your best friend, your roommate. However, she said she found him immature and broke not so long ago. She said he was on the brink. But what does she suddenly see in him? He’s a good talker, it’s true, but he doesn’t have anything to his name. Besides, she doesn’t even share his vision for the future.
Treason
The feeling of betrayal is therefore profound.
François Legault must not let himself be discouraged, however. The divorce is not signed. The games are not over. There are three years left before the next elections, a succession of political eternities. He has time to forget his blunders and reestablish the connection with the population that characterized him. It will take heart, effort and time, but it can still be made up for.
The electorate has a goldfish memory for government decisions that are in its interest and an elephant’s memory for decisions that it considers dubious. As proof, respect for the promise of tax cuts for the entire population was quickly forgotten, while the reduction of the third link is still a subject of discussion. All this to say that it will take a series of uninterrupted good news over the next few years to move up the steep slope.