Tomorrow I’ll be sat down on my sofa watching the second election debate on Sky News. I was in London last week and next week I’ll be in the same city for the Gorillaz gig so the Sky News-hosted event will be the only debate I get to see. Here are three things I am expecting:
1) Adam Boulton to be very kind on David Cameron. Sky News is a news channel that leans so far towards the Tories you’d think this was Fox News-lite. That said, considering Murdoch owns Sky News I’d say it may not be far from the truth. I find it very hard to believe that Adam Boulton will give Cameron a tricky night but instead focus more on his two rivals. Speaking of which…
2) Nick Clegg will once again be unfazed. The fact of the matter is that Clegg knows that all he has to do is to repeat the way he handled the first debate twice over for a real chance of winning the election. This new format has been working in his advantage and has single-handedly made this contest a three-horse race. If he can continue to impress, he might start to pull a good lead over his rivals in the polls.
3) Gordon Brown will find it hard going. This format was never going to be to his advantage and I don’t see a way for him to win the next two debates.
What do you expect will happen tomorrow night?
