ANALYSIS: The Liberals have a mess in NSW — and it tells us something about Morrison
Senior NSW Liberals accuse Hawke, Morrison's representative on the state executive, of holding up preselections for many months by making himself unavailable to participate in the group that vets preselection candidates. In effect, this has run down the clock, which renders rank-and-file ballot more difficult.A powerful player on the federal executive is Nick Minchin, a former Senate leader in the Howard government and, like Morrison, a one-time state director .
His faction's push on preselections is against democracy in the party. It has also operated, as it's turned out, against Morrison's own interests, because it has left the Liberals badly prepared in a state where, on present calculations, they need to win — not just retain — seats to stay in government.
The NSW imbroglio will have to be resolved quickly. Morrison risks coming out either with a bleeding nose or a very antsy party rank and file. We don't know the investigation's finding but Miller last week, speaking to the ABC, predicted the report of Vivienne Thom would "say what we all know it is going to say, which is that the outcome is inconclusive".And for Morrison the timing is dreadful.
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