The Party Chairman responsible for fund-raising is playing for higher stakes than he may appreciate.
Almost a fifth of respondents protested by either abstaining or writing in for Johnson.
It hit this level last March only, and represents a collective sigh of relief that the pandemic seems to be coming to an end.
The key element here is the trend: a slice of activists are bored of the events and the story – and want to move on.
Over half think the controversy is not being overblown by the media and is important to many voters.
Of the rest, less than five per cent support a return to full-fat, all-in-this-together restrictions.
There’s reason to believe that his score would have been better had more replies come in later.
Though at 77 per cent it’s still very high indeed – a finding that may cast light as much on Starmer as Johnson.
The Paterson affair aftermath also plunges the Chief Whip into the red. Meanwhile, Truss celebrates a year at the top.
Which suggests they think that being an MP is not a “job” – unlike a majority of the wider public, it seems.
Seven out of ten respondents to our poll support that position – though one in five do not.