Hostile take over of the CNC?

Day 692, 17:21 • Published in Canada Canada • by Rainer N


Well for those of you who don't know Jacobi has decided to set his sights on taking the Party Presidency of the Canadian National Coalition (CNC). It has all happened rather quietly so far, although I did suspect something was afoot when I read strange comments from the likes of Scorpius saying, "so you expect to keep the party presidency?" (this was weeks ago) . Then a week ago I was surprised to find that Jacobi had left the CPP and joined the CNC (without any article or fanfare that we usually see from big name politicians) and he is running for Party President. I thought for certain I would see Goran Thrax (a good friend of Jacobi) running again, as he was the previous party president to me. I then messaged Jacobi, welcoming him to the CNC and asking him to re-consider running for Party President, and instead why not participate with the CNC to help it rather than trying to control it after such a longstanding association with the CPP. Unfortunately, this has come to no avail, therefore I feel obliged to write about the situation and let all CNC voters know from my own, admittedly biased, point of view how I see Jacobi in this coming party president election.

Now at first I thought... well ...many long time players have switched political parties over the course of their eLives so I thought I should look into Jacobi's previous articles regarding his political leanings. The results of my research? In total, Jacobi has made OVER 50 unwavering references to the CPP in past articles.

Some Excerpts from Jacobi's previous articles;

"and my beloved CPP has National Revenue Minister Moffington, Communications Minister Lokes..."
-Welcome new congress critters
http://www2.erepublik.com/en/article/welcome-new-congresscritters--957345/1/20

"The CPP has always stood for things that I wanted to represent..."
-Prime Minister’s farewell
http://www2.erepublik.com/en/article/prime-minister-s-farewell--969589/1/20

"was extremely proud that the CPP gave me the chance to do what I did. "
-Prime Minister's farewell
http://www2.erepublik.com/en/article/prime-minister-s-farewell--969589/1/20

"I was extremely pleased with the result of my own party, the CPP. "
-Welcome new congress critters
http://www2.erepublik.com/en/article/welcome-new-congresscritters--957345/1/20

"it should surprise no one that I give unqualified endorsements to all members of the Canadian Paradox Party ...."
-Jacobi's congressional dream team
http://www2.erepublik.com/en/article/jacobi-s-congressional-dream-team-839782/1/20

So what is to be made of all this? Well, it is certainly obvious that Jacobi, no matter what he says, has and will (in my opinion) always remain strongly loyal to the CPP as he has for the roughly 8 months of his eLife ... prior to one week ago of course. The only conclusion I can draw from this sudden political change by Jacobi is that he wishes to control the CNC and influence it in the direction he wishes.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Jacobi will say;

1) That the reason he wishes to take over the CNC is because the CNC did not get enough congress seats. He will say this is my fault.

2) He payed for the formation of the CNC originally therefore deserves the Party President position.

3) The CNC has a problem with its platform.

MY RESPONSE TO THESE ARGUMENTS

1) Jacobi's own words : "I can more understand the CNC. After the exodus of star power from that party following Rainer N's victory, the CNC lacks a lot of the name brands that would have propelled it forward" ([bottom of first paragraph] http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/welcome-new-congresscritters--957345/1/20)

2) This is rather presumptuous; shouldn't the party president be the person who has the party's interest first and foremost at heart? I don't think you can buy the right to be party president!

3) Well, seeing as prior to my winning the party presidency the CNC did not have a forum or a platform, I would say the party has made some progress on this front. I feel that our current platform is a great basis from which to move forward. However, if the CNC membership feels it needs to be changed, then it will be changed.

IN CONCLUSION

Now that I have evaluated my political opponent and his arguments let me close in saying that I think you, the CNC voter, should vote for me for party president. Why you ask? Because even though the CNC has lost a lot of talented members, I have continued to progress the CNC forward. I created a forum where the CNC can exist, under my supervision the CNC forum participation has blossomed to over 40 active members, I have created an administration team to run the CNC. I recruited JBdivinus into the CNC who almost won the Prime Minister’s seat, I have, with the help of Screamingslave (my director of recruitment), have brought the CNC membership back from its low of 193 to its current 210. Furthermore, I am currently running a CNC congressional election operation whereby I have vowed to retake 9 congressional seats for the CNC or I will resign as Party President. Lastly, I think you should vote for me because I KNOW I am the best candidate to steward the CNC on a course of its own choosing rather than one that other politicians wish for it.

Rainer N
Current Party President of the CNC
Enthusiastic incumbent for re-election!!!!

PS. Now I'm sure you will see partisan comments on this article, just always consider the source and the motivations behind them. Make up your own mind!