belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
it goes back way before 17. They're nothing more than an indication, and have always been massively inaccurate. Loads of people (especially young uns) dont answer the door, quite a few have always just said 'yes' to every canvasser.Since when? One of the key features of election night in 2017 was Labour MPs expecting a drubbing 'cause of their canvas returns ending up with increased majorities. There's a substantial mass of voters who aren't getting picked up by canvassers anymore.
In terms of conversations, we have decent ones with 'dont knows' and brief ones with labour voters will politely saying goodbye to tories. You get to hear what topics seem to matter, which is good for how to target materials. Thankfully little on Brexit so far on the NE Derbyshire doorstep.