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a huge amount of UKIP support at the last election was generated not because 20% of the electorate are racist, but because Farage appeared to be different from the Westminster Borg.
Good point, it does make Corbyn's chances look better if you think of his appeal as being "anti-establishment" rather than simply "leftist". He will win votes back from UKIP, as I said before, especially as he is open to the idea of pulling out of the EU (one thing which worries me a little).
A 12 seat majority isn't tiny, compared with the situation after the 2010 election, though granted it's not "massive" as I said. What is significant however is the net gain of 24 seats, it is very rare for an incumbent party to make such a gain. The point remains that Labour cannot win an election without winning back tory held seats. I can't see Corbyn doing this.
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He's the only one who's generated any interest from the voters. All the others are generic forms who've poured themselves into moulds they believe to be electable.
There's a vast swathe of the electorate who are crying out for a politician with integrity. As much as it pains me to say it, a huge amount of UKIP support at the last election was generated not because 20% of the electorate are racist, but because Farage appeared to be different from the Westminster Borg.