The Battle for Number 10 - NOT A Live Debate - Cameron vs Miliband - 9PM KO

[Tubey]

Fair play to Miliband - clear win, just by talking with passion and not trying to be a used car salesman. TV "debates" are about personal connection to the audience and for the first time ever he sort of had it, despite the Burley bias.

No chance he'll be an outright PM though, but neither will Cameron. His aim is to just poll better than the Tories, then go for Supply & Confidence with the Lib Dems or something.

 

[Sapie88]

Big test for him here. He's done better than Cameron did already.

 

[ijjysmith]

I guess it's his job to ask awkward questions but I do think Paxman is a bit of a bellend.

 

[Tubey]

Paxman asks about immigration, then looks surprised when the EU is brought up in relation to it.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Handled that well then.

 

[Groucho]

What's the point in asking about issues about Tony Blair's time in office?

 

[The Equaliser]

Tits, a pair of.

 

[sd_1992]

Lets all crucify Cameron for avoiding questions and then blame Paxman when Milliband does it

 

[Brennan]

Milliband is answering made up questions.

 

[Groucho]

Lets all crucify Cameron for avoiding questions and then blame Paxman when Milliband does it

Yes, let's!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Lets all crucify Cameron for avoiding questions and then blame Paxman when Milliband does it

Kinda what politicians do isn't it? They've both been drilled for this to within an inch of their life.

 

[bluelife]

White shirted conk in audience is doing my head in

 

[GwladysBlue]

Paxman's questions for Ed seem to be more based on Blair & Brown's Labour.

 

[Tubey]

Lets all crucify Cameron for avoiding questions and then blame Paxman when Milliband does it

I don't think Miliband is avoiding any question - what he's doing is choosing to answer a part of it, then is getting jumped on before he finishes.

Both men have been poor with Paxman though, as expected. Miliband was always going to be struggle due to just how bad Brown's government was, and because he hasn't been in government to have concrete figures and achievements to discuss, merely hypotheticals.

 

[sd_1992]

Kinda what politicians do isn't it? They've both been drilled for this to within an inch of their life.

Yup, and to think we still have 7 of them doing it soon to look forward too...