shouting with fingers in one's ears

Moderately satisfying local council election results. (IE, that Labour did well.) The BBC and Conservatives, and the anti-Corbyn faction in the Labour party, are attempting to portray this as a sad disappointing loss. Apparently nothing less than a 100% share of the votes, a divine shaft of light from on high, and a scattering of rose petals would be required to convince them.

Or, you know, they might just be trying to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. So nothing new there, then.