Here’s How Hardcore Right Wing Groups Campaign For Tony Abbott

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A right wing group has admitted to deluging Liberal party MPs with tens of thousands of emails in a sustained effort to show prime minister Tony Abbott has support among the party's traditional, conservative "base".

A right wing group has admitted to deluging Liberal party MPs with tens of thousands of emails in a sustained effort to show prime minister Tony Abbott has support among the party's traditional, conservative "base".

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The emails were sent through an easy-to-use tool on the website of the pro-Christian, anti-gay marriage pressure group, Australian Family Association. It is available to anyone and lets people send identical messages to dozens of Liberal politicians at once.

Last night's ABC Four Corners revealed an email campaign was launched last month by the AFA in a desperate effort to convince wavering Liberal MPs that the base was behind Tony Abbott.

BuzzFeed News has obtained an email as part of the campaign sent on February 4, which called for members to urgently email Liberal MPs showing support for Mr Abbott by using the handy group's email blaster.

It wanted people to remind MPs that Malcolm Turnbull "failed as leader" and Julie Bishop "was forced to resign as shadow treasurer" while Mr Abbott "held the line on marriage".

It wanted people to remind MPs that Malcolm Turnbull "failed as leader" and Julie Bishop "was forced to resign as shadow treasurer" while Mr Abbott "held the line on marriage".

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Another campaign called "standwiththepm.com" also claimed as many as 60,000 emails were sent to Liberal MPs in the days leading up to the failed leadership in early February.

Another campaign called "standwiththepm.com" also claimed as many as 60,000 emails were sent to Liberal MPs in the days leading up to the failed leadership in early February.

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