A looming post-mortem of the NSW Liberals’ failed election campaign has exposed deep rifts within party ranks before it begins, with members opposing one of two people chosen to lead the internal review because of ties to the teal movement.
Less than a month after the former 12-year government’s election defeat, senior NSW Liberals have threatened to boycott the campaign review over the suggested appointment of a pollster whose company helped promote Climate 200 candidates.James Brickwood
RedBridge was commissioned by Climate 200 to conduct a series of quantitative surveys in five state electorates between September and October last year.understands he only became an equity partner of the firm in December, after it had conducted polling work for Climate 200 in both the NSW and Victorian elections.
However, former minister and Liberal leadership hopeful Anthony Roberts, who himself faced a fierce teal threat in his seat of Lane Cove, said he was unfazed by the move to appoint Barry. Climate 200, which was founded by Simon Holmes a Court, backed independent teal candidates who set their sights on historic Liberal strongholds in March, buoyed by the success of last year’s federal poll.
“Giving the review to an organisation that has done work to unseat Liberals is like having someone batting for Australia whose heart is in it for England,” they said.
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