The conventional wisdom surrounding Malcolm Turnbull’s ascension to Prime Minister was that his more moderate leanings would allow him to capture the fabled ‘middle ground’ and deliver the Coalition a convincing electoral victory. As put by the Coalition’s very own pollster Mark Textor, disgruntled conservatives wouldn’t matter since ‘the sum of a more centrist approach outweighs any alleged marginal loss of so-called base voters.
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