I mean, that's just amongst L/NP voters (which is arguably a better take on public sentiment, because it's not confounded by Labor voters who went for Dutton because they think he's hurt the Libs.)
Who the hell has told him he'll do great at the next election? Has some cabal of Murdoch figures been gaslighting him about how the public will warm to him?
It's very bizarre.
Update: I've just got around to watching Chris Uhlmann's spray against Sky News and 2GB for them apparently getting directly involved by privately ringing Liberal Party ministers and MPs. I think he's pretty conservative himself, and no friend of green energy policy, so for him to be so upset with the likes of Alan Jones etc is a pleasant surprise.
And it does seem to be the only plausible explanation - the climate change denying idiots of Sky and 2GB who have never liked Turnbull were freaked out over his energy policy sticking to Paris targets, and decided to take him down by encouraging the only dimwit able to be gaslit about his own popularity into challenging. Still doesn't really explain why 35 MPs would go with it, but that's the parlous state of the party at the moment.
Uhlmannn at his best.
ReplyDeleteHe called Hadley a bully with a glass jaw.
Without any self awareness at all Hadley then showed why and how Uhlmann was correct.
Hadley of course read a text from Dutton before trying poorly to say it was all a mistake on his part.