Two party members say they want to challenge Watson at a nomination meeting prior to the next election.
The protracted dispute that has brought the potential challengers forward became public when one of Watson's former campaign volunteers, Nick Kouvalis, was charged and recently acquitted of threatening to kill the MP.
Now, Liberals argue, but they tend to leave the knives at home.
Even better:
Essex is not a safe riding, and if a strong Liberal candidate runs, it could be difficult for the Conservatives to hold onto it...
Along with news of Pop Diva Bev Oda's epic perambulations in her many, many tax-payer funded Limos, this is the second Tory mini-scandal to emerge today.