We need to reach out to the centre - ground, but not lose core voters at the same time. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
It remains to be seen quite how much appeal Nuttall's background and personality has to Labour's core voters in the North. (politics.co.uk)
Initial polling, by YouGov for The Sun, had the Tories up 1 and the Lib Dems up 3 with Labour down 2, suggesting a drop in Labour support with core voters (they haven't got anyone else left) switching to Clegg. (conservativehome.blogs.com)