Chris Huhne: "I can take on David Cameron because I'm not another professional politician."
Translation: Like Nick Clegg.
What fascinates me about this leadership contest is that both candidates act as if David Cameron is Prime Minister, rather than Gordon Brown. He's the one they should be attacking. However, it's clear that they have finally realised the damage which David Cameron has done to the LibDems. Twenty five per cent of their 2005 voters say they now intend to vote Conservative.
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"I'm not another professional politician."
What does this mean? Does he not draw a salary?
Iain. Remembrance Sunday and no mention on your blog. Absolutely disgraceful.
No just another plug for the small group looking for a way forward. Although Clegg has beaten Cameron by announcing a Commission to look at how this Government has failed our armed services.
Have the Tories lost out on Defence???????????
Does that mean I dreamt it was an MEP
That is a reasonable translation. Politics is to full of people who have never had a real job. Admittedly most of Huhne's career was as a journalist but the fact that he made himself a millionaire by giving out economic advice is no bad thing.
I am quite surprised if it is only 25% who plan to switch to the Tories since polls are showing the party have almost halved in support since Ming took the helm.
PS Clegg is a Scots word for a sheep tick.
Much as I hate to say it Huhme has a point. We have too many professional politicians in this country.
We have developed a new ruling class as Mr Oborne has pointed out.
Mr Clegg was being rude about Mr Cameron on the Telly this morning too.
(On one of the ITV channels with Steve Richards from the Indy.)
I'm guessing Messrs Clegg and Huhne are both trying to appeal to the leftie sadsters that will be electing the next leader of the Lib-Dem sideshow.
If Mr Clegg gets elected, I suspect he'll start being rude about Mr Brown instead.
At the risk of repeating myself the LibDems had their one and only chance at the last election with Iraq, student fees etc. They blew it and are now finished.
Mr Huhne must mean that, despite drawing a salary and expenses and being in line for a very comfortable pension at taxpayers' expense, he is really just another egocentric meddling amateur who was attracted by the prospect of political power.
Although, in that case, whatever made him pick the Liberal Democrats?
They attack Conservatives because those are the battles they grew up with. They are fighting the last war not the next.
The soft vote are the Labour voters, not the Conservatives which typically retain well into the 90% of the 05 voters.
LDs should focus on Labour voters, it is easier than getting voters already lost to the Conservatives.
Huhne and Clegg are Living In The Past. Their mistake.
Both contenders are saying what they think will appeal to Liberal Democrat members and activists, not putting forward a considered political strategy. That having been said, many Liberal Democrat MPs sit in seats that would be overwhelmed if the Conservative surge is sustained. Their best bet might be to try a variation on the 1997 tactical voting push; this time going for the party best able to defeat Labour in a particular seat. That would, at least, support their incumbents and would play into a national general election campaign if not a local one.
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