Originally Posted by
Tankertrashnav
Oh I dunno - you have to have a certain sympathy for mainstream Labour politicians who all of a sudden have found that a bunch of excitable teenagers have voted a complete idiot as their party leader.
That's a popular myth but the £3 "registered supporters" who flocked to the party to make a joke of the vote weren't the reason Comrade Corbyn was swept to power. The vote he received from the main party faithful was sufficient on its own so they only have themselves to blame.
Note that the "members" vote alone would have secured Corbyn's victory.
Source:
Results of the Labour Leadership elections ? The Labour Party