Crikey: 07 October 2022
The NSW premier has downplayed concerns safe Liberal seats could fall to independents at the March election, but some are worried.
Public blustering aside, NSW Liberals are privately worried a group of independent candidates will paint northern Sydney teal at the March state elections.
Several Liberal sources who spoke to Crikey on condition of anonymity said the party was taking too long to preselect candidates — fearing protracted infighting would lead to a repeat of the federal fiasco where the Coalition didn’t put candidates into winnable seats until it was too late.
“It’s a real problem if we don’t have candidates in the field — we need to be out there campaigning,” one Liberal said. “What we need is time, and the teals will be very happy that we’re running out of time.”
2 thoughts on “‘We need time’: NSW Liberals fear the teal train is approaching — and the party is acting too slow”
Why worry the Liberal seats on the Northern Beaches are as safe as the levy bank on the flood prone section of the Wakehurst Parkway. The seats are also as safe as the houses along the Collaroy/Narrabeen beachfront in an East Coast Low.
Yes, they should worry and if you’re on the Northern Beaches here are the campaigns you can join to make their worries even more intense – https://independentpittwater.com.au/, https://www.wakehurstsindependent.com.au/, https://www.manlyindependent.com.au/. They’re recruiting candidates with some impressive applicants – could you be one of them?