Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and
Kate Forbes will not face an audience of sympathetic activists.
Nor will they be invited to give a clip for the news, the kind of soundbite which does not come with a serious interrogation of the content of the answer.
For the first time, nerves may feature as they realise that over an hour of live television in a demanding format could sink their campaign with a slip of the tongue.
Tomorrow, a clear frontrunner may emerge, or a candidacy could be sent to the knackers’ yard.
STV’s political editor Colin Mackay will ensure that answers which evade or are platitudinous, or embrace a love of waffle, will be punctured by a simple act of interrogation.
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