Cameron’s best moment: the sunshine of the final TV debate
David Cameron has had a peculiar campaign. For the most part, the big set-piece occasions haven’t quite caught fire, while many of the Tory leader’s successes have been the relatively low-key and impromptu successes of the campaign trail. Having said that, it was the biggest set-piece event of them all – the final TV debate – which gave Cameron his best moment of the election. Here, he was energetic, direct and, most importantly, optimistic. And he even managed to sell the Tories’ school reform policy in a straightforward and engaging way. In his closing statement, Cameron did what he always promised he would – and let sunshine win the day.
Honourable mention: meeting the angry parent of a disabled child.
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David Cameron has worn a smile
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