I don't think it likely but i'm wondering if it's at least possible, now, Corbyn might win.
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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Of course not.
since he's on the ballot it's not impossible; anything else is conspiracy theory
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yes, it is possible, but the Labour 'left's dreaming of such a leader demonstrates their delusion/denial about the reality of the party. As Paul @ TCF puts it...
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
If all you mean was that is it, in principle, possible for someone on a ballot paper to win an election then why did you even bother asking such a banal question? You were clearly asking if it was politically possible for a specific candidate to win a specific election - and the answer is no.
As that was what I was clearly asking all the silly posturing wasn't necessary, was it. You can see the future?
Agreed, but re emergence?
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I can make a safe analysis based on evidence and historical precedent. It's called indeductive reasoning.
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
In the sense that, if he 'won'...the LP would actually have managed to look even more absurd than it does presently. A 'lefty' "leader" of a neo-liberal party.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
He's Labour.
Then that's how they will look. That's not an explanation as to why he cannot and will not win, which is what is being asserted.
You made an assertion, not a deduction.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
The only question is whether Steptoe comes second or third in the first round before being knocked out, and it's muddied by the Twittersphere taking Tory mischief campaigns more seriously than it should, and by Unite lying about the number of voters it can muster (which is perfectly sensible when they need to get the other three candidates to position against Javid's new legislation).
But his candidacy is doing real damage to Labour and it's all Burnham's fault for trying to be too clever and game the positioning.
But his candidacy is doing real damage to Labour and it's all Burnham's fault for trying to be too clever and game the positioning.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Don't do this to yourself wells.
As it goes i have used inductive (not deductive as i first said) reasoning to make a fairly safe analysis - that is, the membership of the labour party and the unions voters do not support corbyn or politics of his type to lead the labour party and never have, and that the NS article that the current phaffing is about is quite frankly a joke that simply projects CLP nominations onto total vote share - a ridiculous way of doing things. It actually amounts to either just printing (or manufacturing) corbyn PR or whipping up an anti-corbyn scare story. And the fact that he may do well in the first round almost ensures that there will be another winner as all his support will have been used up at first go.
And btw, none of this should need typing out.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
The NS claimed to have private polling. Leaked by one of the other three, sure, and probably fallible polls even if true, but they had more than the projections from nominations.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Cooper?
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Their haircuts, beards and tight, vengeful little eyes are identical.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
tbf there was that DM story about Jezza bathing in the sink, eating pickled onions from the jar.
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
Like anyone will remember any of this by 2020...
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
You un-funny tool
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Just goes to show that far from occupying the moral high ground as you'd like to claim, you're actually rolling around in the gutter...enjoy.
Louis MacNeice
You arrogantly made an assertion and you seek to cover it up with this nonsense about someone else.
All i see here is an arrogant class warrior with no solutions just a lot of bluster. You have nothing to offer.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
True. There are mayoral elections, by-elections, local elections and European elections before then, though.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
Of course, there's no mention of Labour (or Conservative) Friends of Israel, which offers unqualified support for the racist government of Israel.Did anyone see the disgraceful Channel 4 News interview with Corbyn earlier this week?
He is ostensibly given an interview slot on C4 News as a result of Harman backing some of the more dubious benefit reforms and Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks him about 'being a friend of Hamas', then doesn't let him get a word in edgeways when Corbyn tries to describe what he meant. Understandably Corbyn got a bit irate. Totally unrelated and obviously designed to show Corbyn as a friend of 'terrorists' etc.
My OH reckons Guru-Murthy is a failed Paxman wanabee.
KGM could have easily been asking the question "do you still beat your wife". What a repellent piece of shite he is.
Andrew Hertford
Chocolate Jesus
I agree with Corbyn about Hamas, but Guru-Murthy was right to question him on his calling them 'friends' and his angry reaction showed up his inability to deal with the media.
I like Corbyn a lot, but if he was to become leader then the press would simply destroy both him and Labour. 2020 would be worse than 1983.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
But then he does have a bonkers weatherman climate change denying sibling. For the DM a second case of Labour electing the wrong brother.
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