I'm an officer of a city club for my hobby. We are affiliated to a county organisation, where I am also an officer. Then there is a national organisation. The national organisation is rumoured to be rife with political dirty dealings, but I don't know anything about that. I've never bothered to take an interest in how the national organisation is run. While I'm eager to promote my hobby locally, I can't be doing with politics!
The national organisation is about to have its AGM and elect officers. John, our county's representative to the national organisation, has just emailed officers of the local city clubs. He says he is sure that Candidate A is the right person for the job, and has asked us most politely if we would be willing to suggest to our members that they cast their votes for Candidate A.
All well and good, I suppose. He knows the candidates and the qualities required for the job; we don't. The trouble is, he has offered no rationale at all for why Candidate A deserves our vote. Not a single line. Just "ask your members to vote for him".
I'm not sure why this has me quite so wound up. Maybe it's because John - whom I don't know well - strikes me as the type who'd have access to an old boys' network. I'm imagining Candidate A as John's crony, to whom he says, "Don't worry, I'll get the people in my county to vote for you." It strikes me as downright arrogant to ask people to vote in a certain way without making any pretence of providing them with information to decide for themselves.
My first inclination is to write straight back asking him to explain why he supports Candidate A. He'd probably come back with a sentence or two, which wouldn't convince me, and I still wouldn't be inclined to forward his request to my club's members. But I am wondering whether to send him a more robust email instead. I rather feel he is abusing his position.
AIBU?