Soviet Union General Secretary election, 1927

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

It is January 1927. Trotsky and Stalin have somehow reached an agreement - there will be a special election to decide who is General Secretary.
It is understood that whoever wins is guaranteed the ability to see their plans for the Soviet Union go into fruition.
Who do you vote for?

[PSOL]

I would most likely abstain or not vote if I was a member then, mostly because I’m probably already in prison, but also because Trotsky had a godawful personality with a high level of self-importance and open philandering. Voting for a more eloquent YT is not something I’d be down for, no matter the politics.