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I know we are repeating old ground here
Yeah we really are. I'll bite though. On your first point though, Islington North has been Labour since 1937. An inanimate carbon rod could be elected for Labour in Islington North.
It does seem Corbyn is a good local MP, which definitely helps when it comes to being elected under our system, but being a good constituency MP is not the same as being a good leader.
We think he will win two leadership elections. As @ mentioned who knows, polls have been very unreliable recently. Personally I think he will win but it will be closer than a lot of people think. I suspect a lot of less vocal Labour members may have voted Smith.
He has undeniably brought thousands of people into the Labour party.
Given how he polls, I would like to see some evidence to support your contention that his policies are widely popular among the general population, because as far as I can establish they are a bunch of right-leaning Brexit-voting eejits...
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I know we are repeating old ground here, but this idea of Corbyn being 'unelectable' is pretty fucking ridiculous.
He's been an MP for 33 years, winning 8 elections.
He is just about to win two Labour leadership elections.
He has brought hundreds of thousands of people into the Labour party
His policies are widely popular among the general population
Just because you don't like him or agree with his policies, doesn't make him unelectable.