Tim Wilson wants to get back on the gravy train
19/01/24 11:13 pm Filed in: LNP | Tim Wilson
#TimWilson wants to get back on the gravy train and is up for the fight with two others, ostensibly unknowns which is possibly the only thing in #DimTim's favour….
Wilson lost the seat spectacularly to #ZoeDaniel @zdaniel who has, since being elected, been doing a sterling job, polls show she is extremely well-regarded by the well-heeled #Goldstein voters.
For the #LiberalParty choosing Wilson to stand is likely going to be more of a financial decision than anything else, he is better known than the two others and this means the Libs will have to spend substantially less on personality promotion, it costs a lot to get a "name" put there and build a profile. Read more…
Wilson lost the seat spectacularly to #ZoeDaniel @zdaniel who has, since being elected, been doing a sterling job, polls show she is extremely well-regarded by the well-heeled #Goldstein voters.
For the #LiberalParty choosing Wilson to stand is likely going to be more of a financial decision than anything else, he is better known than the two others and this means the Libs will have to spend substantially less on personality promotion, it costs a lot to get a "name" put there and build a profile.
Having said that, #StephanieHunt a young lawyer has the walking wrinkle #JeffKennett's backing for the Goldstein seat, if that doesn't bring her bad luck nothing will. We feel sure that Stephanie's supporters will be praying old leatherhead shuts up about who he supports, no one wants their alcohol breath-smelling fossil singing their praises.
Then there is #ColleenHarkin, unknown to us but quite noisy we are told, bit of an activist, for what we don't know and we are betting her chances are low of getting through although she might be #PeterDutton's pick if he had his way, he doesn't and won't have, preselection is way over his pay grade.
Stephanie though does have some muscle behind her even if that muscle is really atrophying as the days, weeks and months pass. She was a staffer to both #MarisePayne (who you ask) and Julie "I have a new frock" Bishop, so Stephanie has some contacts and could be seen as "new blood".
We are betting a number of things.
1/. It will get dirty - Especially if Tim is the choice
2/. Tim will likely win pre-selection (Remember the Mining lobbying ultra-right #IPA has a big say in this and Timmy is their boy)
3/. Regardless of who the Libs put up, they will lose at the next Federal election. Zoe Daniel is doing far too good a job for the Libs to fool anyone.
Sources (Such as they are):
https://afr.com/politics/federal/kennett-backs-millennial-renewal-for-liberals-in-kooyong-goldstein-20240111-p5ewgu
https://afr.com/politics/federal/they-have-decided-to-be-a-conservative-right-wing-party-20240115-p5exfq
https://smh.com.au/politics/federal/former-bishop-payne-adviser-to-challenge-wilson-in-liberal-battle-to-wrest-back-goldstein-20240105-p5evcv.html