You are of course correct. He is a less effective type of Tony Abbott but will attract the bully liking types you mention. They are of course a minority and that has been the problem with Morrisons liberals. They pandered to that minority and net result lost the smart core support in some of their formerly safest seats.
Even the Liberals jewel in the crown the seat of CURTIN is likely to fall to the independent candidate. If thats not a wake call I don't know what is.
