Much will depend on the outcome of TV debates between the leaders, which are being held for the first time in a British election campaign, and which have thus far contributed mightily to the Liberal Democrat surge. Each leader has been carefully groomed to avoid the sort of gaffes that could cost his party the election, and thus far, not one has shot himself in the foot.
事实上，民意调查的数据依然胶着。结果在很大程度上将由各党领袖电视辩论的胜负来决定，而类似的辩论在英国大选中还是头一次，并将对自由民主党的竞选活动产生极大支持。每一位领袖都在精心准备，生怕辩论场上的任何洋相令自己的党派丢掉大选，而是至今日，还没有谁干出些搬石头砸自己脚的蠢事。