Ron Davies is the clear favourite to win next year’s Assembly elections as the Plaid Cymru candidate in Caerphilly, according to the bookies.
The combined vote for Ron Davies and Lindsay Whittle as the Plaid candidate in the last Assembly election would give the former Secretary of State for Wales a comfortable majority of “several thousand”.
Karl Williams, who specialises in political forecasting, has calculated that Ron Davies is odds to win in Caerphilly and distinguished BBC Welsh Affairs Editor Vaughan Roderick said in his online blog that “this is one to watch”.
Ron Davies, who gave the news a cautious welcome, said today: “I have a fantastic reception throughout the constituency since being chosen to stand for Plaid but these are very early days in the campaign.
“It is clear that Caerphilly is a two horse race and Labour is in disarray in the constituency.
“I want to get the message across that Labour failed us when they were in charge in Wales and Westminster, and effectively opened the door to let the Tories back in to power.
“Plaid will always put Wales first and as we get this message across I am sure we will build on this promising start.”
