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A schism of endless possibilities
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By this I mean that Malcolm should lead a division in the Liberal Party whereby he draws a moderate-liberal line in the sand and then challenges the neo-conservatives in the party (and in the Nationals) to either put up and shut up or leave the party (I presume they would leave).
I believe that Malcolm has enough support at the moment from moderate, rational conservatives and the right, centre and centre-left of the labor party to run a successful campaign that would enable the moderate Liberals to control the Parliament in their own right. Such a campaign might well reduce the neo-conservatives to a very small rabble in Parliament and reduce the Nationals to an inconsequential cohort (a likely outcome if the Malcolm-led Liberals ran candidates against all sitting Nationals – let’s face it, Malcolm no longer owes the National Party any loyalty since the Ian Macfarlane debacle).
I also think that such a schism would enable Malcolm to be free of the shackles associated with his recent elevation to the liberal leadership i.e. the ultra-conservative policy positions on same-sex marriage and climate change to name a couple. Having the latitude to pursue more moderate and rational policies would only strengthen Malcolm’s position and public appeal.
A schism in the Liberal Party would also be a great backdrop to a double dissolution election. To take the lower and upper houses in one fell swoop – an achievement of Lazarus proportions indeed.
Finally, a schism of this nature might entice me to actually cast a non-donkey vote for the first time since Kevin07. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone authentic to vote for, for a change?