Abbott was only 'deeply unpopular' with those that never would have voted for the Coalition anyway. If someone had said this time last year that Trump would win the election as well as the overall vote and both houses then you would have said they were crazy.It will take something ot of the ordinary to achieve that.
But never say never. Abbott was deeply unpopular and didn’t have a great ministerial record either.
I say Abbott because he and Rudd were the only recent changes to get close to 5% overall
Rudd swung 23 seats, Abbott 18. Something in that range taken directly off Labor
Expect a similar rout in Australia at the next election. And unlike the Democrats, Labor have been given due warning.