Super Saturday quickly turned into a Sombre Sunday for the Coalition, who experienced heavy losses in this weekend’s by-elections.

Formidable defeat awaited the Liberal Party in the three seats they contested, with the results suggesting traditional conservative voters are abandoning their liberal party base and searching for other independent alternatives. It seems those on the ideological right are fed up with the Labor-lite tendencies of Turnbull leadership. No better microcosm of this could be seen then in Longman. The government was thrashed, losing by around 45 percent to Labor’s 55, in what was knife-edge marginal seat.   This re

Meanwhile, there was a One Nation resurgence, with voters turning to Hanson’s party to the tune of 16%.

Ross Fitzgerald says this is symptomatic of the conservative voter’s disillusionment with the party that is supposed to represent them.   

“I really don’t think Malcolm Turnbull can win this election,” says Fitzgerald.

“That’s because in many ways, he is Labor-lite. If for example, the Liberal Party listened to the general electors who are very concerned about immigration, who are very concerned about prices, rather then emissions, they might have a chance. But they won’t change their policy so long as Malcolm Turnbull is leader.”

“A Turnbull victory at the next election could well be more dangerous to the Liberal Party longterm in effect than a defeat which would enable a Liberal Party to rethink and regroup in opposition under a centre-right leader.  

Super Saturday quickly turned into a Sombre Sunday for the Coalition, who experienced heavy losses in this weekend&rsquo;s by-elections.
Formidable defeat awaited the Liberal Party in the three seats they contested, with the results suggesting traditional conservative voters are abandoning their liberal party base and searching for other independent alternatives. It seems those on the ideological right are fed up with the Labor-lite tendencies of Turnbull leadership. No better microcosm of this could be seen then in Longman. The government was thrashed, losing by around 45 percent to Labor&rsquo;s 55, in what was knife-edge marginal seat.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This re
Meanwhile, there was a One Nation resurgence, with voters turning to Hanson&rsquo;s party to the tune of 16%.
Ross Fitzgerald says this is symptomatic of the conservative voter&rsquo;s disillusionment with the party that is supposed to represent them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t think Malcolm Turnbull can win this election,&rdquo; says Fitzgerald.
&ldquo;That&rsquo;s because in many ways, he is Labor-lite. If for example, the Liberal Party listened to the general electors who are very concerned about immigration, who are very concerned about prices, rather then emissions, they might have a chance. But they won&rsquo;t change their policy so long as Malcolm Turnbull is leader.&rdquo;
&ldquo;A Turnbull victory at the next election could well be more dangerous to the Liberal Party longterm in effect than a defeat which would enable a Liberal Party to rethink and regroup in opposition under a centre-right leader.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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