Originally Posted by
Maggie747
Given that between the general elections in 2015 and 2017, the share of the votes cast for the SNP fell from 50% to 36.9%, and the percentage of the eligible electorate who voted for them fell from 35.8% to 24.4%, this seems quite a bold aspiration. An aspiration worth having, non-the-less and certainly not unachievable.
Having your votes fall by roughly 25% and 33% respectively, is not something you would normally associate with "doing a great job". In fact, it could be seen as quite the opposite. Of course if the press and opposition politicians who rubbish your achievements; put you down at every turn and generally attempt to discredit; you were more honest and trustworthy then we might see a fairer reflection of the true worth of our Scottish Government.
I guess this is one of the reasons for the latest, much needed, push for the desperately wanted Referendum. Hopes are very high that after the general election results of 2015 and this never ending Brexit travesty that the Scottish Government, led by the SNP, will make the people of Scotland the winners.