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April 27th 2005 - Tomorrow, an historic event is set to take place - the first ever televised party leaders debate. Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy have been preparing themselves for this occasion for months, one way or the another.
PoliticalBetting.com:
New NOP poll gives Labour a ten-point lead
Labour - 40% (+3)
Conservatives - 30% (-2)
Liberal Democrats - 21% (NC)
1. First! And....lol....poor Michael. by LabourMan1
2. The polls usually tend to overestimate Labour. There's no way they'll get 40% next Thursday. by BrianH
3. Howard will completely own Blair and Kennedy tomorrow night. I'm not too concerned by this. by TrueBlue55
4. Oh, and for the record, these figures would give Labour 407 seats, to the Tories' 159, and the Lib Dems' 53 - a Labour majority of 168. by Mike Smithson
April 28th 2005:
The Official Leaders Debate Disscussion and Update Thread
Mike Smithson
688 Comments
1. Wow, a great opening statement by Charlie Kennedy. by MickB
2. Howard looks nervous tonight. Blair looks....Blair. Kennedy looks Prime Ministerial. by John15
3. Wow, Kennedy just completely slapped down Blair over the Iraq question. Go get em' Charlie boy! by LibDemSupporter500
4. Blair has the look of someone who's kitten just passed away. by LiamA
5. Wait, isn't this supposed to be a three-way debate? Howard isn't having any impact at all. by Mike Smithson
6. Charlie sounds like a member of the Socialist Worker's Party. by Thatcherite6
7. Wow, another master punch on Blair by the Lib Dem leader over tuition fees there! by Socialist150
Snap Poll by YouGov shows Kennedy to be clear winner of the debate
Who won the televised leaders debate?
Charles Kennedy - 54%
Tony Blair - 21%
Michael Howard - 17%
Don't know - 8%