By all accounts, Winston Churchill was an almost legendary figure who helped carry his nation through some of its darkest days. One would assume such a figure would be re-elected. What happened?
hi! not discouraging more discussion here, but fyi there's a decent FAQ section on this, which has been tidily summarized by /u/OldWorldGlory here
plus there's a very recent post by /u/mevidek:
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