Labour Leadership Speculation

Well finally the day is here. In just a few hours, Labour will have a new leader, and the future of the party will be pretty much in his (or her...) hands. It is a pivitol political moment.
Not being a member of any political party, I can of course keep my objective eye on the matter and not have to worry too much about who they choose. But at the same time, I'm very interested, and curious how it is all going to turn out.
In my head, it will clearly be one of the Milibands - not that I can honestly say I've been following British politics much at all of late (the shame), but that is still my gut instinct. And as much as I remain fairly impartial to politics, having voted Labour in the last election, I do want to see a good strong leader who I think will be able to square up to Mr. Cameron appropriately. And so I admit that I fall into what seems to be the typical Labourite category, who wants one of the Milibands to win. And if I'm honest, I want it to be David.
I met Ed Miliband some months ago - or at least, observed him from across our table at Paul Blomfield's victory celebration, and I didn't think he was all that. Airy and aloof and I don't like to say it, but seeming to be very into himself, and the speech he delivered wasn't amazing either. I certainly can't say I felt inspired, or that I felt like I was watching a future prime minister, or even a future leader of the Labour Party. But then strange things can happen...
I've always had a sort of soft spot for David Miliband. Alright, so the media paint him as a hardcore Blairite, but he's not really. And even if he is, I like a lot about his personal traits and characteristics, that make him his own person, and show brilliant leader potential. Besides, Blair's charisma and powerful optimistic talk was a huge part of what brought Labour that landslide victory in '97. So maybe having a Blair associate wouldn't be such a bad thing after all, especially considering the widespread contempt for Gordon Brown, particularly outside the Labour Party.
David Miliband talks a lot about justice and fairness, and his own Jewish heritage, which he seems prouder of and to be more relevant to his identity than his younger brother. I think these things are all really important at such a worrying political era, with the rise of far-right parties such as the BNP. I also think he has more experience and would be a better contender at challenging Cameron. His public speaking skills far outshine any of the other Leadership contenders.
Ed Balls would be a hazard to Labour, and it enrages me that he thinks he can just speak out against Iraq now, when he didn't say anything about it at the time. He was clearly only doing that to win votes, and it makes me sick. He is not popular or charismatic enough to steer Labour into a favourable, vote-grabbing position. And the unfortunate truth is that charisma and rhetoric does count for an awful lot these days; I'd say more so than it used to, what with the rise in digital media and focus on physical appearance.
I don't know enough about Andy Burnham to comment really, but I think that speaks for itself. On the odd occasion I have seen him speaking, he has come across as startlingly mediocre. His ideas may be excellent, but unfortunately I have not heard too much about them, and so can comment no further.
In all honesty, I'd love to live in a society which would see Dianne Abbott get elected, and for it to be a good thing. But that isn't the world we're living in. If that happened, it would obviously be a disaster for Labour (and almost certainly a fluke!). So I'll leave it to the Milibands' mother and mark my hypothetical 'x' against her oldest son's name. Modernisation of Labour is crucial at this stage, and in less than half a day, we'll find out whether it's going to happen...
The fate of the Labour Party is in its members hands, and more specifically, pens.