tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10594493.post2366799463112982025..comments2024-03-14T11:27:52.369-06:00Comments on Stoner: U.K. Election Preview IChin Shih Tanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852129729584273400noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10594493.post-48439665227096951632010-04-18T11:25:08.326-06:002010-04-18T11:25:08.326-06:00The first televised debate was held last Thursday ...The first televised debate was held last Thursday (even as I was preparing the above posting), and, though it wasn't too clear to the talking heads watching it, it was clear to the voters that the winner was Liberal Democratic party leader Nick Clegg. <br /><br />Clegg is, like David Cameron, young and dynamic-looking, but he is selling something other than the "same old-same old" of the two leading parties. At least, that's what he's saying, and that's what the voters are hearing. <br /><br />As a result, the Lib Dems' numbers have shot up, to the point where their overall projected vote is very close to Labour's (and just behind the Conservatives). Still, though, as I indicated in the post, their number of seats will lag far behind, and the current projections are that Labour may get the greatest number of seats even if it finishes third!Chin Shih Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852129729584273400noreply@blogger.com