Mr. Morgan,
I thank you for officially welcoming to the Free Republicans and I am glad any misunderstanding between us has been cleared up.
I must however make this clear. The Nationalist Party has a set agenda and platform. On many issues we agree, at least in principle. There are some areas where I feel your party leans closer to the left than I care to be.
More than that, we seem to have a philosophical difference as well. You seem to believe that politics is a gentleman's game and should be played by a gentleman's rules. You find the hostile attention the left has given my party as a negative. I disagree. Our name has been in the headlines of almost every major publication in Eutopia. The word is getting out. Will there be some so called neutral voters that are turned off by the Nationalist message? Naturally. But I believe the term neutral voter is a misleading one. Just because a voter has not registered with a politcal party, does not mean he does not have preconcieved notions. We, as conservatives, need to rally our base. That is what my actions are designed to do.
The left's smear campaign against the Nationalist Party is useful on several levels. One - any time spent attacking me or fending off my attacks is time that cannot be spent promoting their ideas or party. Two - their hostility towards my party will only serve to rally our sleeping base. Three - Unlike yourself, I believe politics is a dirty game. Its warfare of the mind and idealogies. I will give no quarter and expect the same from my opponents. If I roll in the filth, those that take me on can't help but get a little dirty. Already we've seen PI abandon their high minded philosphy and level several personal attacks against me, and EW has even concocted a bizzare conspiracy theory. Tell me, who is losing credibility, me or them?
I do understand your desire to maintain the FR's "moderate" or "mainstream" appeal. Feel free to release statements disassociating yourselves with the actions of the Nationalist Party. I understand the nature of politics and will not retaliate. In short, you take 'em high and I'll take 'em low.
Now let's win this election.
Sincerely,
Jacob Langley
OOC: Langley's going to keep the rhetoric hot. It's the only style he knows. Do what you must to protect the reputation of the FR. Distance yourself from the NP and woo the centrist voters that are undecided. Langley will get the hard core right wingers, and hit the lefties with every dirty trick in the book. Just remember who fought in the gutter for you guys.
Take it as a threat if you like. He was merely stating that he questions the long term future of the FR should they lose this election. Personally, I like seeing a personal grudge develop between Morgan and Langley. Should make governing a lot of fun, assuming we win.
EDIT: Perhaps someone else should be the point man for talks with the CRE. Langley is a little too hot for most of them. I'll talk with Royalist, who is a hard core fellow, and see what he can deliver as well.