This election brings me many fears; that the radical and ignorant force of radical republicanism that has dismantled the provisions provided by the state to the people and allowed business to occur with few standards or regulations may once again sweep to power, that the Progressives will fracture the vote of the left as they have done in the past and deny victory to the side of progress, that the Federal party will fall from its stance of social fairness, now it has a former Republican at the head. The latter of those three is my deepest concern, for I do not wish for the legacy of those great Federal presidents to be wasted and see the party become a puppet held by the hand of the Republicans.
Yet from what I can tell, this Federal candidate has abandoned his old party in search of power and is now steering us into abandoning our ideals. As such, if I do not hear firm commitments to federal aid to education, the elderly, the poor and the disabled, I will be forced, with deep regret, to renounce my membership of the party I deeply love.
From the manifestos published in recent days, it is becoming ever clearer that the Federal party no longer represents the left - this candidate has already alienated a good many of my peers by pretending "Socialism" is a dirty word; it is not, because it represents not the antipode to capitalism (that's communism) but a supplement that will make our society stronger and better. It's leadership, indeed, seems to be trying to abandon the centre. That is not what the party is for and that is not how the party should behave. We are a party of morals, who is out to serve every man, woman and child, not just the business elite, the privately educated and the Wall Street gang.
I would rather see my party collapse than merge with the right; I cannot see that being prevented unless the candidate releases strong messages to the Federal base on key issues, like education and welfare. Without such guarantees, he will not be receiving my vote come November 6th. Without statements on such important factors, the Federal base will be forced to flock to the Progressive party.