article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband has long struggled to convince voters that Ed Miliband is a suitable choice for prime minister.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband, pictured, has constantly lagged behind Prime Minister David Cameron in the personal rating polls .
article_snippet.sent: When Ed Miliband tried to make a conference speech off the cuff in September, Ed Miliband forgot to mention the deficit and was roundly ridiculed.
article_snippet.sent: So ever since then Ed Miliband has made sure Ed Miliband always has one trusty aide at Ed Miliband side ... a lectern, right.
article_snippet.sent: Whether Ed Miliband is in a town hall, a car park or a factory during the election campaign, the prop – often holding helpful notes to jog Ed Miliband memory –
article_snippet.sent: has been there for Ed Miliband to lean on.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband advisors believe the lectern makes Ed Miliband look more like a prime minister-in-waiting.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband has consistently lagged behind David Cameron in polls on their personal ratings during Mr Miliband five years as Labour leader.
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Miliband has seen a slight boost in Mr Miliband popularity since the campaign began last month.
article_snippet.sent: After the seven-way televised leaders’ debate on ITV, it emerged that Mr Miliband had been reading from motivational notes – including one reminding Mr Miliband to be a ‘happy warrior’.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband cribsheet, found in Mr Miliband dressing room after the clash, also prompted Mr Miliband to ‘relish the chance to show who I am’.
article_snippet.sent: One Labour MP said Mr Axelrod had so far been ‘invisible’ in the campaign, adding: ‘
article_snippet.sent: Mr Axelrod, who is based in the US, has insisted he is in touch with Mr Miliband
article_snippet.sent: A Labour spokesman said: ‘We don’t comment on people We may or may not have employed.
article_snippet.sent: Tory Michael Ellis said: ‘There’s nothing authentic about Mr Miliband ... even after all Mr Miliband extensive coaching, could you imagine Mr Miliband standing up to Putin on the world stage?
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband should ask for Mr Miliband money back.