Liberals Face Potential Disaster in SA Election

0:00It's March 20th in Sydney. Let's get into the news. South Australia's state election is underway, and the Liberal Party faces a potential disaster. With 1.3 million voters heading to the polls, polls show Labour leading at 31%, one nation closed behind at 28%, and Liberals lagging at just 18%. The opposition has cycled through four leaders in four years amid scandals like drug convictions, domestic violence charges, and theft. New leader Ashton Hurn, a 35-year-old installed only 100 days ago, is praised internally, but expected to suffer the party's worst. To feet in decades, attack ads from Premier Peter Malinowski's Labour team have hammered the Liberals on their instability, calling them a shambles. Borders at polling booths echo that, leaving Liberal volunteers demoralized and struggling to hand out cards. Labour rides high on strong economic growth and big events like AFL, gather round and modal GP, shrugging off issues like ambulance delays and rising, debt.

1:02Inside the Liberal camp, tensions boil over leadership churn, and a dumped candidate whose extreme views on social issues surfaced mid-campaign. Party figures lament Hurn lacked more time to turn things around, while a conservative senator flirts with defecting to one nation. Meanwhile, Labour pushes into suburban seats the Liberals once held safe. A new AI-driven poll from resolved political monitor highlights one nation's surge, especially in rural areas, though preferential voting favours majors. And Labour likely directs preferences against them. Experts say Liberals are squeezed, bleeding conservative votes while failing urban moderates. One nation may snag regional seats like Nauranga or Mount Gambier if preferences flow their way. This could signal big changes for conservative politics nationwide, testing one nation's strength and forcing Liberals to rethink their split base. As votes roll in, the focus stays on bread and butter issues like cost of living and health, but the damage from years of infighting looks deband.

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