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Sorry, you're right that wasn't very clear. My point was that the "evidence" is the way voting swung to the right in the last election, the implication being those same voters would be unlikely to vote for a leftist labour leader.
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Fair enough. However, the claim that there was a swing to the right in votes isn't quite what you make it out to be. Labour gained more votes than the Tories. If you take on SNP and Green votes, there is a very clear preference amongst voters for the left OVER the conservatives (not including Ukip). If you add Ukip to Tories you are still shy of a majority. This isn't a perfect way to work out actual preference, but it's enough to weaken arguments that there is a preference for the right in the UK.
Jesus. I said (and you quoted): "The only evidence he is not electable has come from people who don't want him elected saying so."
You said: "They didn't just say so, they voted in a massive tory majority."
I read this as saying the evidence that Corbyn is not electable - as this was the subject of the thing you quoted - is the results of the 2015 general election.