Yes. And it's also arcane enough to conceal from the punters. Which may explain any oddities that start popping up in client headlines that having accepted the fact the Tories will lose so late, are scrambling to avoid any tactickl push that could burst that 1% and be the 10%.
Make no mistake. The stakes are high, but the prize invaluable. If the Tories are not the opposition then all the cronies will have to look to the LibDems to punt their case. The entire political landscape will have shifted forever. Who will speak for the billionaires and their nesting wads ? Who will protect the non-doms and their delicate dealings ? Not a useless 3rd placed Tory party that will be struggling to choose a leader from dumb-but-won and dumber-but-also-won which they will be left with.
On the basis I never imagined this could even be a talking point, let alone within grasp is a testament to how hated the Tories have made themselves.