And he is, in part, right. The former prime minister has been driven out of the seat he's held for 25 years and one of the big factors is the renewed sense of urgency over climate change.Credit:Abbott agreed that his long sneer at climate change told heavily against him, while the victorious independent Zali Steggall declared to her electorate: "I will be a climate leader for you".
He is right that climate change is a higher priority in wealthier seats, and Warringah, enfolding Mosman and Manly, is one of the very wealthiest in the country. In other words, that the Liberals are usurping Labor among its heartland, and that seems especially true in Queensland.But while Abbott is partly right, he is willfully overlooking the other great factor in his defeat.
Out of touch and delusional right to the end
Nothing wrong with Tony
Tony who
How about Bill? Ya think he was out of touch?
As mad as a cut snake
Tony's a dinosaur -- see ya later
his insidiousness did his undoing! Au revoir Lord Megatrone.
He’s out of touch with everything relevant - he needs to take a look in the mirror and sort his life out
It doesn’t matter. His electorate changed, and he didn’t. They booted him out. Democracy in Warringah worked. Why do you need a grovelling “I’m out of touch with my electorate”?
And just who's in touch? Shorten, Pilbersek and their eclectic mob of rorters? Hartcher, go back crawling to the cave you came from.
Stupid article, based on the assumption of the writer, the Liberal Coalition party would not have won.
You would have to say Peter Hartcher is way out of touch. Ran his own leftist campaign for zip, zero, zilch!
Der. How dumb is he
His wife’s body language - said it ALL, she probably voted for Zsss
His definitely not out of touch with the rest of Australia - left leaning media and get up got rid of Tony.
Doing another Hatch job on someone.
TonyAbbottMHR won’t be missed he can stay at home annoying his family instead of the rest of us
This campaign against Abbott has put me off the SMH. Sick of reading about it.
If Tony Abbott can lose his seat in one of the safest Liberal electorates Warringah it’s a strong warning to ScottMorrisonMP ‘s Government about dismissive politicians who refuse to move with the mood of the electorate . It happened to John Howard too . AusDecides AusVotes
He is out of touch with the elite from mosman.. but tonight we found out the elite are out of touch with the rest of Australia..
This man has gone thru a lot
Labor is out of touch with Australia an dedicated to Globalist trendy leftist policies. Thats why they lost the unlosable election. People like you Peter Hartcher helped them lose.
Abbott’s loss: the definition of a hollow, consolation prize. He’ll have a long career at Fox et al. To all you morons who voted in the Liberal: you have made me sadder and financially better off. I am the 1% who voted for social justice against financial self-interest. Et tu?
Why would he? His party and Dutton just got re-elected after doing nothing but exploding the budget for 6 years and blaming labour for all their problems.
Peter Hartcher ensures LNP victory by focusing his entire career on just one Liberal candidate. He calls this journalism!
So what is Zali going to do now? Seems climate change was not the key issue for Australians
Hartcher is lower than pond scum?
Ahhhh Peter... why don’t you write an article on the big story of the night instead.
This article is called 'flogging a dead horse.' This action is not condoned in polite society. Desperation 😳
I don’t think he is.
And Hartcher & co still can’t let go of their obsession....
Which is why Australia is out of touch with him
If tony is out of touch with Australia, the the Labor party is out of touch with Australia because they lost the election!!!
Well he’s not cause Australia voted ScoMo back in...at least he would’ve shaken ScoMo with a leadership challenge that would’ve been more amusing than ScoMo doing his worship thing!
This fuck knuckle Hartcher, can’t even enjoy the defeat of Abbott which he so clearly wanted.
He knew he was out of touch, but decided to go down sticking to his principles.If he’d done a complete backflip on everything he stood for over the last 25 years,he would have lost as well. He had his time,but one way or another, the writing was on the wall for him this election
Oh and 🖕
Well, Peter Hartcher, I won't bother reading your piece...it will be dripping with bullshit and based in no fact. Only your opinion. What makes you think you can define what being in touch with the Aus people is?
Like Labor.
Give the guy ‘some’ credit, Hartcher, you damn grinch! His concession speech was noble, respectful, courteous and honest. More so than your article.
'Oblivious man refuses to recognise that he is oblivious'
The SMH is obsessed with Abbott.
Seemed like he was happy to go... fair retirement plan.
. Yes, Penny Wong tonight was saying just how out of touch Tony is. Bill Shorten, Tanya Plibersek and Penny are just so in touch right now...
Australia didn't vote the same as the wealthy in Warringah.
He’s out of touch with Warringah, there’s a fair argument he’s not out of touch with Australia as a whole. Look at the result tonight.
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