HOOOOOOO BOY, this is big.
Conservative Senator and noted bigot Cory Bernardi is in talks to break away from the Liberal Party to form his own.
A Liberal source confirmed as much to Fairfax media, saying that “Bernardi is actively seeking this job.”
Bernardi’s contempt with the Liberal party has been growing for weeks, but it all reached a head when the Liberals failed to secure a victory in the election.
“As of writing, over 1.7 million votes were cast for right-of-centre or conservative parties rather than the Liberal Party. From my perspective, that was the Liberal base expressing their unhappiness with past events,” he said.
By breaking away from the Liberal party and forming his own, Bernardi would be going after the conservative voters the Libs have been bleeding this election. And even though he didn’t say as much, this newsletter was pretty much a call-to-arms for anyone interested. (He even asked people to register their interest at www.conservatives.org.au. Nah, we’re not linking.)
“Irrespective of the final election result, the clear mission now is to bring people together for the good of the country,” he wrote. “That is going to take the formalisation of a broad conservative movement to help change politics and to give common sense a united voice.
“It’s more important than ever that we unite Australian Conservatives, who share many views, regardless of their party affiliation. If you believe in limited government, traditional values, defending our culture and heritage, lower taxes, a stronger nation, a stronger economy and plain old common sense, then you have a lot in common with millions of others.”
Apparently, Bernardi is in talks with “preference whisperer” Glenn Druery to figure out how this shit could go down, with Druery telling Fairfax that a conservative party – kind of a right-wing equivalent of the Greens – could likely pick up a Senate spot in every state.
Source: Fairfax.
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