Abbott rolled by faceless factional warlords

[redandblack]

Regarding Tony's recorded message about his preferred Queensland candidate being ignored by the party heavyweights up there, I wondered what the headline would have been if it was written by some of the conservative supporters on here

Just to be consistent, of course.

[Gozu]

"Faceless LNP operatives knife Abbott in dark smoke filled room"?

[Squawk]

Abbott gets banana from behind ?

[Media Park]

The Gang that rolled a future PM...

[Psyber]

In the Liberal Party the local members of the party in the seat pick their candidate by voting.
It is thus not available as a reward for loyal friends put up by a party machine or faction, although anyone can nominate.
Anyone who tries to turn this democracy into a corrupt faction ridden oligarchy deserves to be rolled.

[Media Park]

In the Liberal Party the local members of the party in the seat pick their candidate by voting.
It is thus not available as a reward for loyal friends put up by a party machine or faction, although anyone can nominate.
Anyone who tries to turn this democracy into a corrupt faction ridden oligarchy deserves to be rolled.

Oligarchy? I'm learning a new word...

[fish]

In the Liberal Party the local members of the party in the seat pick their candidate by voting.
It is thus not available as a reward for loyal friends put up by a party machine or faction, although anyone can nominate.
Anyone who tries to turn this democracy into a corrupt faction ridden oligarchy deserves to be rolled.

Psyber I reckon that headline is a bit long-winded and lacks a bit of punch.

[Psyber]

Yes, "Abbott rolled!" might have done, and closed off much comment.

As I pointed out in my post the Liberal Party does not "appoint" candidates from a central faction deal.
For example, back in the mid 1990s, Alexander Downer was prepared to nominate me for the state seat of Heysen, once David Wotton retired, if I wanted it.
But his nomination would not have guaranteed I'd have won it, and he would not have been "rolled" had I stood and not won it.
In the Libs a nomination or an endorsement is just that, not a command to be obeyed by the local members.