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Originally Posted by Osem
I think Clegg probably did come across best, just, but that's mainly because the other two took their eyes off that particular ball and engaged in some of the sort of point scoring the public have become fed up with. The Lib Dems' major policies will obviously come under far more scrutiny from now on and it'll be interesting to see if/how his current personal popularity translates into votes when it comes to the crunch on the big day. If people worry that voting for Cameron's team is voting for inexperience in very tough times, how much less experienced in government are the Lib Dems? I also think a lot of people will be concerned about an amnesty for illegal immigrants in particular as well but we'll see about that won't we.
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I think another thing where Clegg came out best was the fact that he was able to point to the manifesto and say 'we've pointed out where we are going to make cuts and what we're going to do with it'. Brown and Cameron were left trying to outdo each other talking about hypotheticals, and Clegg landed a sucker punch by saying they were trying to fund the NHS by saving on paperclips and pot plants in Whitehall. Priceless, I thought. But, as you say, It'll be interesting to see how things pan out. I think Clegg will come under more scrutiny in the next debates.