what may or may not be hard reality

And I wonder if he had a different routine prepared if we'd actually been doing well at that point...

I don't think we're very good at "funny" acts. Swedes in general aren't really great at that 'not taking ourselves seriously' thing. I find it highly likely that we'll send someone "good" and yes, yet again think we'll win. Like we always do. I love Charlotte. I would have voted for her, if I'd been in the country at the time.