So the WA Libs were massacred? Even more reason to start rebuilding now

Saturday was a rough day for the Liberal Party in Western Australia. We knew it wasn’t going to be good, but the extent of the carnage seems to have surprised a lot of people. Safe blue-ribbon Liberal seats fell to Labor for the first time. 

And the blood-letting has started. Fingers are being pointed. Grievances are being aired. Cover is being taken. 

And there is no one source of blame. There are many. Some are recent and some are the consequence of ongoing organizational weakness. The irresistible temptation is to blame COVID19 for it all and move on. To say that all opposition parties around the country have suffered election defeats and that the Liberals were pushing the proverbial uphill. 

Which, to a…