A huge amount of voters both left and right will agree with a lot of what he says and plans to do but they will also be too wary/scared to vote for him unless there is a massive media swell of positivity behind him. Which won't happen, of course. Pity.

A huge amount of voters both left and right will agree with a lot of what he says and plans to do but they will also be too wary/scared to vote for him unless there is a massive media swell of positivity behind him. Which won't happen, of course. Pity.

It's just a sound bite that means nothing and is swallowed by morons as heralding a new, golden age.

I can't wait to see what the next 99 days of his leadership bring...

In his head 'it's massive'. Let him think that. It will soon all be revealed for what it is.

It is massive. It's possibly the biggest surprise in British politics since Attlee won in 45. We now have the leader of the opposition, voted in with an unprecedented mandate, putting forward a political position which hasn't been seen in decades. Why you feel the need to patronise me I don't know, I'm trying to engage in an intellectual discussion here, but oh well.

As for your point Chu, the important point about the number who voted Corbyn is that they are all now members of the Labour party, thus are active political agents. Labour has more than doubled its membership, meaning it's around 5/6 times greater than that of the Tories, and is back to levels no political party has seen in 30 years. Granted, these people don't guarantee him the number of votes needed to win an election, but what it means is that Labour's work force, required to leaflet, canvas, donate and drive their campaign, will be far greater. There are a lot of similarities between this and Obama's campaign for Presidency in 2008, where he relied on a large mobilisation of activists and supporters, which the Republican campaign ultimately couldn't cope with. It's not really right to view it as winning over the converted; more like unifying and mobilising the previously disparate groups who shared his political views.

Let's not forget too, Corbyn not only won over the £3 new members, he actually won more votes among longstanding Labour party members than his opponents. Yesterday's result, regardless of your political perspective, was emphatically significant.

It is massive. It's possibly the biggest surprise in British politics since Attlee won in 45. We now have the leader of the opposition, voted in with an unprecedented mandate, putting forward a political position which hasn't been seen in decades. Why you feel the need to patronise me I don't know, I'm trying to engage in an intellectual discussion here, but oh well.

As for your point Chu, the important point about the number who voted Corbyn is that they are all now members of the Labour party, thus are active political agents. Labour has more than doubled its membership, meaning it's around 5/6 times greater than that of the Tories, and is back to levels no political party has seen in 30 years. Granted, these people don't guarantee him the number of votes needed to win an election, but what it means is that Labour's work force, required to leaflet, canvas, donate and drive their campaign, will be far greater. There are a lot of similarities between this and Obama's campaign for Presidency in 2008, where he relied on a large mobilisation of activists and supporters, which the Republican campaign ultimately couldn't cope with. It's not really right to view it as winning over the converted; more like unifying and mobilising the previously disparate groups who shared his political views.

Let's not forget too, Corbyn not only won over the £3 new members, he actually won more votes among longstanding Labour party members than his opponents. Yesterday's result, regardless of your political perspective, was emphatically significant.