Nick Clegg came out on top of tonight's bout on Newsnight by quite a margin. I think Chris is now too wary of looking nasty to really put the boot in, which is a shame, whereas Clegg has clearly learnt from previous encounters and was putting the boot in like Billy-o. Also, when asked for a one word answer, Clegg gave one. Huhne didn't. This might seem like it's just Chris using those patented sharp elbows of his, but it really pisses me (and other interested bystanders) off when politicians don't follow simple requests.

Interestingly, Nick practically quoted Alix Mortimer verbatim on the subject of people/systems. A lot of this leadership campaign has been led by bloggers (both potential party leaders having had meetings with the "top" ones). Which does kind of lead me to worry about bloggers being used as a kind of ad hoc focus group, when really, they represent nobody's views but their own. I will certainly be interested to see the results of the ballot. My own view remains the same: Huhne should win, Clegg will.

* covert snuggles for poor soon-to-be-demoted Vince *

On a lighter note: Whoever did the graphic manipulation for the NewsNight website is clearly a Huhnista: look how much sexier a body they gave him!