Former prime minister Tony Abbott has kept the sniping and undermining to a minimum this election campaign, focusing on his seat of Warringah as well as travelling to different party events around the country. Now voters in his seat are getting special attention from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to encourage a vote for the man he pushed out of the top job.
“Your electorate of Warringah has been targeted by Green and other activist groups to encourage a protest vote against my colleague Tony Abbott.”
“Your protest vote, be it directed to Labor or Independent, could inadvertently deliver Bill Shorten as PM. That’s a recipe for chaos.”
It’s been reported today that the Liberals are concerned about Warringah — not that Abbott will lose the seat he holds by 15%, but that there will be a significant swing against him, in a field with 10 candidates.
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