having the full force of the media on your side controlling public opinion gives the Tories a huge advantage.
People wouldn't vote against their own interests, in favour of plutocracy if it was a level playing field
To accept the status quo and be so certain an alternative party or leader would do worse is a nonsensical proposition
to use a football analogy, if your team were in the relegation zone and the manager was a dud, you wouldn't just accept it and thank your lucky stars that it somehow would be...