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why havent the liberals gone back to malcolm turnbull ( spinoff)

smithsonian View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:33 PM Post #1
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As I think everyone knows and all the polls agree if the libs changed leaders to malcolm turnbull they would romp it in ( it is also on the polls that the most popular is malcolm turnbul leading the labor party) . WHY wont they do it? What does Tony have over everyone that they wont get rid of him?

smithsonian View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:44 PM Post #2
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Ok . Obviously Im the only one wondering . That explains it I geuss.

Guest_3Keiki_*	18/11/2012, 04:45 PM Post #3


God knows - after years of being a labour/independent voter (except for the latham reign - lean times for a labour voter, lean times) I would have to say a lib goverment under turnbull would give me pause.... I have a hard time with gillard starting with how she got in. A lot the crap we are struggling with is because of the minority goverment but yeah turnbull seems like an intelligent, articulate, sensible leader as opposed to abbott who is, well abbott. It is crappy time for australian politics. state and fed. actually a sad time

Sassy Girl View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:46 PM Post #4
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Because he's an a*se and I'm saying that as a mainly Liberal supporter.

Becky Thatcher View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:50 PM Post #5
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he has the Rudd thing going on.. The public love him but his party are unable to work with him. He is a one man show, like Rudd, he makes all the decisions and is not a team playa.

ali27 View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:50 PM Post #6
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apparently, he is very unpopular within the party. I think his small 'l'liberal ideas are not liked.

Guest_3Keiki_*	18/11/2012, 04:51 PM Post #7


QUOTE (Sassy Girl @ 18/11/2012, 05:46 PM) Because he's an ase and I'm saying that as a mainly Liberal supporter. Who turnbull or Abbott - surely to god you can't be saying turnbull is a bigger ase than Abbott cause that man is TOOL!

julz78 View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 04:55 PM Post #8
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Perhaps because as leader he sucked? He had his time to shine and failed, utegate anyone?

NotBitzerMaloney View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 05:00 PM Post #9
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Too socially liberal, rather than capital C Conservative, so appeals more to middle Australia, than to the liberal party membership base. Not the best team leader, either. I figure he can't work put how to lead the Conservatives in his party, which would be a challenge for the best of us. Could be time for a third force in politics that's socially progressive and economically conservative / small government. I reckon they'd romp it in!

nano-tyrannus View Member Profile	18/11/2012, 05:15 PM Post #10
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QUOTE (LindsayMK @ 18/11/2012, 05:50 PM) he has the Rudd thing going on.. The public love him but his party are unable to work with him. He is a one man show, like Rudd, he makes all the decisions and is not a team playa. How did you come to that conclusion? He only lost the leadership to Abbott by 1 vote didn't he?

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