‘X Factor’ Leo Varadkar launches shock and awe strategy

Shock and Awe, Blitzkrieg, total annihilation. That was the clear strategy from the Leo ‘X Factor’ Varadkar camp on the first day of the campaign to replace Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

If you were to listen to Varadkar and even some reporters last night, you would swear they swept all before them and the race is already over. The Varadkar Swagger was in full swing even before lunchtime.

It is of course far too early to be thinking that way but momentum seemed to be the buzz word of the day.