Thoughts from a Bulldozer Driver

 Below is an open letter that I presented to a member of the local National Party branch.  The letter was presented to a meeting which included our (State) local sitting member. As yet, I have had no reply. I'll keep you posted. Dear Nationals I am one of the many thousands of conservative voters looking for somewhere to park my vote. I have been voting for around 35 or 40 years and while I traditionally voted Liberal or Nationals, I have not voted Nationals or Liberal since the 2007 Federal Election. And I will explain why shortly. At the recent Tasmanian state election, something like 34% of voters selected a minor party, with the bulk of those votes going to the Greens. At the most recent Federal election in 2022, the LNP and the Nationals (not including Liberal Party) combined primary was less than 12%. (To be fair, the Nationals don't contend that many seats, but these are the statistics from the AEC Tally Room web page). At the same election, around 20% voted for indepen...