How could Churchill have lost the election in 1945?

by adamsnyder

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?

Searocksandtrees

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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