Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the leadership contest has been a disaster for the SNP
The SNP has dominated Scottish politics for sixteen years, but the party is nosediving towards defeat.Now the three candidates in their leadership contest are squabbling about same sex marriage, abortion and conversion therapy.
The three TV debates between the three leadership candidates, including last night’s head to head on the BBC, showed the SNP is divided and broken. Forbes has effectively said the Health Secretary is an incompetent lightweight who would be an even worse First Minister. It is impossible to see how either can serve in each other’s Cabinet.
Regan and Forbes also noticeably softballed each other last night - a sign each prefers the other over Yousaf.
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