PTO threatens again

Day 1,922, 14:18 Published in USA USA by ligtreb

I'm old enough to remember when politics were fun. When people were able to campaign on merits, and we could have real debates on policy and platforms.

Sadly, those days are gone.

It's Congressional election season again, and the monthly Political Take Over (PTO) attempt by the American Freedom Alliance (AFA) is back.

For those who don't know, game rules say only the five parties with the most members are able to run Congressional candidates. The AFA is trying to move many of its members to The Shoe People party (run by AFA members) so they can knock one of the legitimate major parties out of the Top 5 and the AFA can control another top party.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Please change your party membership to either the United States Workers Party (USWP), We The People (WTP) or the American Military Party (AMP), whichever party has fewer members in the party rankings:

http://www.erepublik.com/en/main/rankings-parties/1/my

You can move back to your original party after 00:00 on the 25th, and note that you can still vote for whichever party you want on election day, your party registration has no bearing on who you vote for.

This message is especially important for non-partisans, Federalists (whose party is safe) and people in smaller parties. Please join a party in need for a couple of days, you'll be helping the country in the process.

Exception: If you're running for Congress or are a Party President, don't switch until the very last minute if you're absolutely needed. You'd be ending your campaign/presidency if you switch.

BACKGROUND ON WHY THE AFA IS BAD

I've gone out of my way to send friend requests to a lot of newbs lately, so you may not be up-to-date on how bad the AFA has been for the country. Some links:

http://tinyurl.com/AFAisBad
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-vp-desperation-in-the-air-and-the-faults-of-the-miss-erep-competition-2217525/1/20
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/reality-check-updated-with-mike-ontry-039-s-new-message-blocker--2185624/1/20
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/how-to-become-a-legitimate-party-2213597/1/20
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/who-we-elect-is-important-2211542/1/20
http://eusaforums.com/forum/index.php/topic,6714.0.html

We're not making this up.

ON ELECTION DAY

On Election Day, you can vote for whatever major party you'd like out of the USWP, Federalists, AMP or WTP. At this point, exactly which party you vote for doesn't matter, just don't vote for the AFA or The Shoe People (if they make the Top 5).

Thank you all for reading,

-- ligtreb