The far right and News Corp are killing the Liberal Party

Twelve point four percent. It’s surprising that the Liberals’ Raissa Butkowski, a major party candidate, won 12.4% of the primary vote in the seat her party has held for decades. In Farrer, the swing against the Liberals was over 30%; The lowest voter turnout for Butkowski in Albury West was 13.75%. The margin of any seat held by the Liberals in the country is not 13.75%; There are dozens of them in the Labor Party.

Yes, this was a byelection protest vote; Yes, Labor had no candidate.