Hairyback, it's fair to say that at the 2010 Election and even more so at the 2013 Election almost all candidates collectively campaigned against Sophie Mirabella - as reflected in her 2PP loss of the unlosable Indi by 457 votes.
But Cathy McGowan's political background is as a staffer during the 1970s and 1980s for Liberal member for Indi, Ewen Cameron. She was also a regional councillor for the VFF and a former President of Australian Women in Agriculture. In that sense, she is a product of the Liberal Party.
But what really gets up the nostrils of Liberal Party faithfull is that she is great friends with doyens of the National Party including Ken Jasper and Tim Fisher!
IMO your comment about McGowan being tainted is sailing close to the Winds of Defamation so take care old Chum since NO such thing has been officially alleged, let alone proven.
