Yes. Not often.
But someone who looks reality in the eye and who can inspire nonetheless is what we need. The British people said they want a new direction. So whoever leads the country should define one. It's a big world out there. We have friends.
May's difficulty is that she's not that sort. She's more like a school teacher who can follow the curriculum but leaves the kids bored.
We also need someone who can negotiate on the brink, which is where most of everything happens. Both the EU and UK will benefit from a deal and are harmed by no deal. So some minimal relationship might be discoverable at the last minute. But you need to have that plan in the PM's head, not the bad idea with little support that she had.
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