Conservatives win in 1945- possible?

Okay, a totally naive American here - but why was Churchill so unpopular?

He wasn't personally unpopular, he was probably more popular than Atlee though in the absence of proper polling its hard to tell. The problem was that the Conservative Party had been running the country since 1931. Despite having gone through 3 leaders in that time it was tired, exhausted and complacent. It was lacking an attractive vision for the future, all in all it was an easy win for Labour.
 

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That's not really what I'm saying. Churchill, I think, was an asset for the Tories, but he did cause them a good deal of damage by saying the Labour Party, which had an impeccably patriotic record throughout his premiership, would require a Gestapo in order to enforce their policies. If he had conducted himself in the same statesmanlike manner as he was to do in 1950 and 1951 - then he would have been much more of an positive force. The Tories didn't need new policies, they already had some - many of which we not all that far removed from Labour - but they said virtually nothing about them in the campaign.

Another point is that the Conservative party machine was barely functioning through years of inattention from Churchill and leading figures in the party, as well as the pressures of the war - Labour's was in far better shape. If the election was held in October, as was originally proposed, then the Tories would have some time to get their internal affairs in order.

So, would delaying of elections till October be of any assistance for Conservatives?
To sort internal questions, learership, present new/existing policies...
 
It would not matter for the reasons previously questioned, basically ASB for the Tories to win in 1945 with a POD in that year.
 
So, would delaying of elections till October be of any assistance for Conservatives?
To sort internal questions, learership, present new/existing policies...
It would be of some assistance - more time to reinvigorate local associations, draw the battlelines between themselves and Labour and perhaps introduce a few bills which might assist their popularity - but it still isn't going to let them win.
 
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