Corbyn And Owen Smith, Neck And Neck

[Gromit]

A YouGov poll for the Times today gives Corbyn a paltry 24 point lead over Smith. In what could be a photo finish, Corbyn is expected to poll 62% with Smith just behind him on 38%.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/31/jeremy-corbyn-takes-huge-24-point-lead-over-owen-smith-in-labour/

How can Corby expect to carry on if he only has two thirds of the members supporting him?

[ichkeria]

You've only got to look at other parts of that poll to see that, while hardly 'rent a mob', the result is completely reversed among longer standing members, while for the most recent members it's 86-14 for Corbyn
I'll give you an example of the sheer head in the sand lunacy of the brave new Labour membership: s friend of mine belongs to the Labour Party in N Ireland. Even there the party has been inundated by people who think the sun shines out of Jeremy's allotment. When challenged along the lines of 'you do realise don't you that your hero is dead against the party putting up candidates in NI don't you?' the reply is simply: 'oh he'll change his mind on that' despite the fact there's precious little evidence Corbyn has ever changed his mind on anything. Actually I suspect they don't really care as long as they can go to meetings and on endless demos

[ichkeria]

Jim : anyone who is not in the Corbyn club is labelled 'Blairite' by default :-)

[Gromit]

// Actually it was the Brownites (literally, in the case of 2010) who lost the elections. //

Don't be a complete tool Jim, Brownite and Blairite are absolutely the same.

[jim360]

They absolutely aren't, Gromit. But never mind. Corbynistas can enjoy describing Labour as if it's only two groups -- them, and Blarite traitors -- if they so wish, but that doesn't make it so.