Liz Kendall had a half-decent night. She, above all the candidates, again demonstrated the courage to stake out challenging positions for her party, especially in the area of the economy and spending. But the real question she faced was “is she ready to step up to the top job?”. And the honest response, on the basis of yesterdays showing, is “not yet, no”. Sitting watching her I just couldn’t shake the feeling she was one answer away from a Sarah Palin moment. Asked what qualities she had in comparison to the SNP leader she answered “I’m a woman”, and then paused. I was half expecting her to say, “and I can see Scotland from my constituency”.