That the wider electorate would turn against the Congress.

They will be looking for a fighter who will galvanise members and the wider electorate to oppose the decimation of public services being planned.

It is a supra polticial issue and the decision must be the wider electorates to take.

If he's unable to convince his own MP's what chance the wider electorate.

He has the ability to engage the wider electorate and not just party members.

Of course, this Parliament, with a wide electorate, spreads its costs widely.

In order to win the nomination, he will have to find a way to broaden his appeal beyond his narrow conservative base to the wider electorate.

It has apparently given up on - or lost any understanding of - the wider electorate that once gave it a succession of general election victories.

Maybe the wider electorate, voting in November, will be moved to cast a backlash vote for the opposition to protest a blatantly perverted process.

As an Independent, they argued, Byrd could attract a wider electorate without having to face a challenger in the upcoming primary election.