So, like last week: what’s changed? And, like last week, it’s probably too early to judge. The insta-polls may
have Cameron and Clegg on level footing, but, really, we need to wait for voting intention polls before coming to any firm conclusions. As we saw the day after the first debate, they can work
in quite surprising ways.
My instinct, though, is that things will remain relatively steady. The Clegg surge of last week was, at root, a cry for change from the electorate – any change. So it will probably take more than a solid Cameron victory in one TV debate to have voters flooding back to the Tories. And it will probably take worse than a decent enough performance from Nick Clegg to shoot down the yellow bird of liberty.
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