I think he would and I don't think it would be. Everyone has seen how smarmy and engaging he is – reporters went to ask him why he'd called muslim women letterboxes and within five minutes they were laughing and joking with him and drinking his tea, FFS! He'd be able to spin it in a way that...
Personally, that't not a risk I'd be willing to take – especially when Jacob Rees-Mogg believes that 'The overwhelming opportunity for Brexit is over the next 50 years.'
I don't think that Johnson is willing to take the risk either. I think he knows that any kind of Brexit is a busted flush...
If it can't be done in a way that won't do detrimental damage to the country then yeah, I think it makes sense to reverse the decision of an advisory, albeit democratic, referendum.
What's the point of an extension? Just bin the whole thing off now! That's what Johnson is going to do any way (IMO) – he's not SERIOUSLY going to leave without a deal – because it's absolute madness and his ego couldn't cope with the backlash. He's going to go back to Europe, fail to get any...