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Here we see China from the end of the Great War to 1925. In that time period, regionalist uprisings, Japanese-backed coups, and hungry warlords caused it to fall from the mighty Qing empire into a dozen warring republics (and a Japanese revival of the dynasty) that all rule by violence and suppression. Many diplomats and historians agreed that the Chinese republic was a failed state. But the people hope that unity is around the corner...
Here we see China from the end of the Great War to 1925. In that time period, regionalist uprisings, Japanese-backed coups, and hungry warlords caused it to fall from the mighty Qing empire into a dozen warring republics (and a Japanese revival of the dynasty) that all rule by violence and suppression. Many diplomats and historians agreed that the Chinese republic was a failed state. But the people hope that unity is around the corner...
New Hampshire Political Parties
New Hampshire is a weird state. For such a small state, no one demographic label can characterize the Granite state’s makeup. To the south are Suburban and Exurban communities of Boston, complimented by the Vacation destinations along the seacoast. To the west are the university towns along the Vermont border surrounded by a similar type of eco-migrant common in their western neighbor. Across the center of the state are farms and traditional New England small-towns. Then to the far north are Francophones who have bled across the border from Quebec. In this way, New Hampshire is somewhat of a crossroads between each of its neighbors, a feature that has resulted in many distinct eras across New Hampshire’s history.
During the pre-dominion days, New Hampshire was a backwater melting pot. The seacoast was home to many “Liberty or Death” type merchants, furious with Great Britain’s tightening regulations on the colonies. Frontiersman still ruled the north and west, even as the farmlands and settlements crept northwards. This wild spirit put New Hampshire, and her claims in what would become Vermont as a serious threat to young Philadelphia monarchy. A series of forts were constructed across the region to police to frontier, and settlement inland was encouraged to growing towns like Concord. The ‘occupation’ era only truly ended with the exodus of the New Hampshire radicals to Colombia as part of the Liberty Brigades.
The next distinct era for New Hampshire was the Industrial era. Textile, timber, and naval industries boomed across the state, shifting the landscape and makeup of the state. Large numbers of Irish, Scots, Germans, and Quebecois were moving into the state to staff these new industries. By now New Hampshire had moved her capital to Concord and had fully embraced a political system that would come to define the state – the New England Town. Politics was mainly conducted on a town-by-town level, with each town electing one representative to send to Concord. The future tension between the cities and the rural towns was even visible at this time – the New Hampshire Reform act cleaned up many empty rotten boroughs in the north and gave each ‘high populated town’ a second Representative. The reform act was only part of New Hampshire’s reforming political radicalism – the state was a solid basket of seats for various Anti-Slavery parties nationally, public education was set up in the state, and more ‘moralistic’ attitudes towards local issues were expected to come from various governing bodies.
The unfortunate irony of the Industrial era is that it directly brought an end to New Hampshire’s property. The various anti-slavery acts so demanded by New Hampshire came to pass and Southern Blacks were now free men. Poor free men. The textile mills slowly packed up and moved south to exploit the cheep labour and inhumane working conditions now available closer to the raw materials. Those that didn’t gradually experienced a crunch as their goods no longer could compete with southern prices. A multitude of industries took their place – furniture, paper, canning, but nothing could immediately fill the hole gradually being left by textiles. By 1910, over 50% of the textile mills in New Hampshire were gone – the last shutting its doors in 1939. New Hampshire farms found themselves also in decline, no longer able to compete with the opening farms on the plains. The only true homegrown industry was tourism: Bostonians and New Yorkers both could now enjoy the forests, beaches, and winter resorts of New Hampshire thanks to the extensive railroad networks.
All these things made New Hampshire a fertile breeding ground for Populism and Progressive politics. The small-town system was perfect for angry rural voters who were able to seize control of Concord. The populist era persevered the Town-by-Town political system when it was at its weakest. Unlike their neighbors who were transitioning towards a FPTP system and working-class politics, the Populists refused to give up their institutional advantage. So, while Women’s Rights, Ecological Reserves, and Social Liberalism was once again the order of the day, the towns stayed. But it had to be reformed. Once again, the Progressives cut representatives from Rotten Boroughs. They however went one step further. Any town deemed too small was to be paired with two other (traditionally nearby) towns who would all elect one representative. The two lost delegates would be reapportioned to the cities. This made the system ‘more’ fair, but still kept the cities at such a disadvantage that no strong Labour movement could rise to challenge the Populists, Progressives, Moderate Yankees, and later the Federalists.
The final era of New Hampshire political history begins with the suburbanization of the 1950s. Highways and high-tech railroads now placed New Hampshire about an hour’s commute from Boston. The Right wing bent of the state contrasted nicely with Massachusetts Labour government and Social Democracy. With these suburban migrants came professional industries in R&D, Technology, and the Service Sector. Those tourist destinations became seasonal resorts. The Seacoast became dotted with second homes for Bostonians, New Yorkers, or now Philadelphians. More jobs meant more reasons to move, and the Southern third of the state entered a population boom.
With the population boom came a change in Politics. State population was now heavily slanted towards the south of the State, but the north and center townships held most of the political power. While the present political system did match the new arrivals, Right wing views to a Federalist – Progressive – Moderate Yankee political alignment, it did not adequality satisfy suburban expectations of political representation. So, voters moved away from expecting Concord to satisfy their demands, and towards they townships. And a new party was coming along to satisfy voters who trusted their town government over Concord. The Libertarians.
This all came to a head in the early 1980s. A collection of Southern Towns took the state government to court, alleging the town system was an unfair system of representation that violated multitude of fair voting legislation passed since the 1920s. After a long and drawn out court battle, the towns won. Philadelphia ordered a referendum to approve a new voting system for New Hampshire, one that they said “respected the Historic Political Power afforded to the New England Town, but accurately reflected the population of New Hampshire.”
The Libertarians and the Southern Towns (already well on their way towards becoming one and the same) already had a plan. Their proposal was Proportional Representation at the town level. Each town (or ward if a city) would be placed into a grouping that would elect three or more representatives. Ideally, towns would be large enough to avoid getting cut, only grouped together. Votes would be cast for each party in each town, and then apportioned out to the representative party legislators. However, “To preserve New Hampshire’s long tradition of Independents and Minor Parties” everyone would be granted a second vote. If you cast a vote for a party or independent that fell below a threshold (later determined to be 4%) then your second votes would be counted instead of your first. If the second vote also went for party below the cutoff, your vote would be considered blank.
To win the referendum a potential system needed to get a majority of the vote, or else a runoff would be held to decide the winner. The Libertarian proposal, while popular in the South of the state, still needed a majority – something the southern towns lacked. To get the votes, the Libertarians made an unholy alliance with the pieces of New Hampshire’s Labour Party. The new voting system would not only benefit the southern towns, but also the long-disadvantaged cities. Labour had votes to give in places like Nashua and Concord, and would be happy with a system that transformed them from fifth/sixth place to second or potentially even first. They took the deal, and the Libertarians assumed control of New Hampshire.
Since the adoption of the Proportional system, the Libertarians have almost always won reelection as the largest party. Their lock-step control over the southern suburbs mean that there are always more Libertarian legislators than any other party. The proportionality of the system though means that the Libertarians are perpetually in coalition, sometimes even with their rival in Labour. But, Labour’s deal was not made in vain. They have formed a government several times with the assistance of multiple minor parties teaming up against the Libertarians. Currently, the state is ruled by a minority coalition of Libertarians and Federalists, but polling suggests voters prefer Labour-Progressive Green-Moderate Yankee government if elections were held today.
Parties (of 257 Seats, majority 129)
Libertarians (90 Seats): The ‘ruling’ party of New Hampshire, it has always won the most seats since electoral reform came the Granite State. While the party is powerful, their own electoral system has forced the Libertarians to form a variety of majority and minority coalitions with a variety of parties. The party generally advocates for extreme free markets and government deregulation, but they are often held in check by their coalition partners. A key dream of the Libertarian platform is devolving government to the town level, something opposed by every other party, since their voters live in towns without the tax bases to fully administer themselves. Therefore, this dream has never been realized, though it does drive local town-level Libertarian government who rule more like a generic right-wing party rather then a devolving deregulatory party.
Labour (64 Seats): Unlike other Labour Parties, New Hampshire’s was in a perpetual death spiral until electoral reform. With reform came more seats for the cities and the Seacoast, the Labour base. Labour’s late rise in a right-leaning state though means that the party is comparatively Liberal rather then fully Social Democratic. The Party has governed for a few times since reform, in coalition with a wide variety of minor parties – even the Federalists! It has only once been invited to govern alongside the Libertarians, and that was in the first government after reform. If Labour is not in government, then it is the official opposition.
Federalists (35 Seats): The New Hampshire Federalist Party was the previous ruling party following the Progressive era. It was the Federalists who lowered the tax rate and encouraged the suburban sprawl that eventually betrayed them. Since the rise of the Libertarians as the party of the Suburban Right, the Federalists have been pushed to Second Tier Party status. Their base is mainly the rural center of the state, a region too far north for Libertarianism to catch much wind, but too far right to elect Labour or Progressives.
Progressive-Green (28 Seats): An even older ruling party the Federalists, the Progressive Party is a legacy party of the early 20th Century. Even as its original policies fell out of favor or became commonplace, the party evolved to match the modern political environment. It took on the role of environmental party for New Hampshire, and for a long time was the closest thing to a competent Left-Wing party the state had. Then reform hit. The Progressive-Greens, built for the small-town west and north of the state, now had the rug yanked out from under them. Labour was the left party, and the Progressive-Greens were the Second Tier Party. Since then, the Progressive-Greens have worked to keep their base the West loyal, while making inroads into the Labour strongholds. It has formed governments with both Labour and the Libertarians. It is generally to the left on most social issues, but is fiscally Centrist/Center-Right.
Moderate Yankee Party (11 Seats): The New England political Movement never really gained the traction it did in the rest of New England, in part because of the Progressives and Populists. However, the party once was in competition for Government before reform, trying to build loyalty in between the Progressives and the Federalists. Since reform, the party has felt the squeeze as voters migrate towards the other parties outside of what few strongholds the party has – and those are in decline. The party today is stuck in the rural west of the state, overlapping the Progressive base. They have formed governments with both Libertarians and Labour, but they have increasingly come to prefer Labour. The party can be considered Centrist.
New Hampshire Traditional Party (9 Seats): New Hampshire branch of the Heritage Party, New Hampshire’s small vote-to-seat ratio means most minor national parties try to have branches here. Their roots are in the 1930s, when the state was in the middle of its post-textile downturn. The Traditional Party has ebbed and flowed with the state’s circumstances, though recently have been in decline. Controversially, the Traditional Party accepted the merger of the Sons of New England, a one-seat Far-Right Party who advocated for New England seperation into their own dominion.
New Hampshire First! (5 Seats): New Hampshire’s Branch of the Trump Movement. The party generally appeals to economically-downtrodden voters in the Lake Sunapee region.
Parti Optimiste (4 Seats): Literally translates as the Optimistic Party. The party appeals to native Francophone speakers in the northern reaches of the state. The Parties name comes from a famous French speech from the Concord Legislature, stating that New Hampshire’s French people are “always optimistic and always let down.”
Peace and Freedom Party (3 Seats): Radical Left-wing party with seats mainly in the college towns of New Hampshire. Peace and Freedom partially is a protest vote, partially a college town phenomenon. The Peace and Freedom party is arguably the most ‘crazy’ of New Hampshire, for example labeling Insurance a scam and calling for total disarmament. They are denounced by every party except the Communists, who consider them misguided radicals.
American Communist Party (2 Seats): Left-Wing workers party that despite its name is really just a party more left then Labour. The Communists affiliate with Socialist Workers. They were effectively dead until the Socialist Workers decided to revive the dead party for their own benefit.
Independents (6 Seats): Independent politicians have a long history in the state of New Hampshire. Following the reform however, access for independent candidates was bisected. Nonserious candidates run often but get less then 4% and have their votes reapportioned. Serious independents rarely run but have a high win rate – most often in the rural north.
Resulting Government: Libertarian – Federalist Minority Government
No party leaders because I think @Kanan would be best to consult for input here…after New England is done with it’s election.
EDIT: Miscounted a PI seat as Fed, and an extra IND.
During the pre-dominion days, New Hampshire was a backwater melting pot. The seacoast was home to many “Liberty or Death” type merchants, furious with Great Britain’s tightening regulations on the colonies. Frontiersman still ruled the north and west, even as the farmlands and settlements crept northwards. This wild spirit put New Hampshire, and her claims in what would become Vermont as a serious threat to young Philadelphia monarchy. A series of forts were constructed across the region to police to frontier, and settlement inland was encouraged to growing towns like Concord. The ‘occupation’ era only truly ended with the exodus of the New Hampshire radicals to Colombia as part of the Liberty Brigades.
The next distinct era for New Hampshire was the Industrial era. Textile, timber, and naval industries boomed across the state, shifting the landscape and makeup of the state. Large numbers of Irish, Scots, Germans, and Quebecois were moving into the state to staff these new industries. By now New Hampshire had moved her capital to Concord and had fully embraced a political system that would come to define the state – the New England Town. Politics was mainly conducted on a town-by-town level, with each town electing one representative to send to Concord. The future tension between the cities and the rural towns was even visible at this time – the New Hampshire Reform act cleaned up many empty rotten boroughs in the north and gave each ‘high populated town’ a second Representative. The reform act was only part of New Hampshire’s reforming political radicalism – the state was a solid basket of seats for various Anti-Slavery parties nationally, public education was set up in the state, and more ‘moralistic’ attitudes towards local issues were expected to come from various governing bodies.
The unfortunate irony of the Industrial era is that it directly brought an end to New Hampshire’s property. The various anti-slavery acts so demanded by New Hampshire came to pass and Southern Blacks were now free men. Poor free men. The textile mills slowly packed up and moved south to exploit the cheep labour and inhumane working conditions now available closer to the raw materials. Those that didn’t gradually experienced a crunch as their goods no longer could compete with southern prices. A multitude of industries took their place – furniture, paper, canning, but nothing could immediately fill the hole gradually being left by textiles. By 1910, over 50% of the textile mills in New Hampshire were gone – the last shutting its doors in 1939. New Hampshire farms found themselves also in decline, no longer able to compete with the opening farms on the plains. The only true homegrown industry was tourism: Bostonians and New Yorkers both could now enjoy the forests, beaches, and winter resorts of New Hampshire thanks to the extensive railroad networks.
All these things made New Hampshire a fertile breeding ground for Populism and Progressive politics. The small-town system was perfect for angry rural voters who were able to seize control of Concord. The populist era persevered the Town-by-Town political system when it was at its weakest. Unlike their neighbors who were transitioning towards a FPTP system and working-class politics, the Populists refused to give up their institutional advantage. So, while Women’s Rights, Ecological Reserves, and Social Liberalism was once again the order of the day, the towns stayed. But it had to be reformed. Once again, the Progressives cut representatives from Rotten Boroughs. They however went one step further. Any town deemed too small was to be paired with two other (traditionally nearby) towns who would all elect one representative. The two lost delegates would be reapportioned to the cities. This made the system ‘more’ fair, but still kept the cities at such a disadvantage that no strong Labour movement could rise to challenge the Populists, Progressives, Moderate Yankees, and later the Federalists.
The final era of New Hampshire political history begins with the suburbanization of the 1950s. Highways and high-tech railroads now placed New Hampshire about an hour’s commute from Boston. The Right wing bent of the state contrasted nicely with Massachusetts Labour government and Social Democracy. With these suburban migrants came professional industries in R&D, Technology, and the Service Sector. Those tourist destinations became seasonal resorts. The Seacoast became dotted with second homes for Bostonians, New Yorkers, or now Philadelphians. More jobs meant more reasons to move, and the Southern third of the state entered a population boom.
With the population boom came a change in Politics. State population was now heavily slanted towards the south of the State, but the north and center townships held most of the political power. While the present political system did match the new arrivals, Right wing views to a Federalist – Progressive – Moderate Yankee political alignment, it did not adequality satisfy suburban expectations of political representation. So, voters moved away from expecting Concord to satisfy their demands, and towards they townships. And a new party was coming along to satisfy voters who trusted their town government over Concord. The Libertarians.
This all came to a head in the early 1980s. A collection of Southern Towns took the state government to court, alleging the town system was an unfair system of representation that violated multitude of fair voting legislation passed since the 1920s. After a long and drawn out court battle, the towns won. Philadelphia ordered a referendum to approve a new voting system for New Hampshire, one that they said “respected the Historic Political Power afforded to the New England Town, but accurately reflected the population of New Hampshire.”
The Libertarians and the Southern Towns (already well on their way towards becoming one and the same) already had a plan. Their proposal was Proportional Representation at the town level. Each town (or ward if a city) would be placed into a grouping that would elect three or more representatives. Ideally, towns would be large enough to avoid getting cut, only grouped together. Votes would be cast for each party in each town, and then apportioned out to the representative party legislators. However, “To preserve New Hampshire’s long tradition of Independents and Minor Parties” everyone would be granted a second vote. If you cast a vote for a party or independent that fell below a threshold (later determined to be 4%) then your second votes would be counted instead of your first. If the second vote also went for party below the cutoff, your vote would be considered blank.
To win the referendum a potential system needed to get a majority of the vote, or else a runoff would be held to decide the winner. The Libertarian proposal, while popular in the South of the state, still needed a majority – something the southern towns lacked. To get the votes, the Libertarians made an unholy alliance with the pieces of New Hampshire’s Labour Party. The new voting system would not only benefit the southern towns, but also the long-disadvantaged cities. Labour had votes to give in places like Nashua and Concord, and would be happy with a system that transformed them from fifth/sixth place to second or potentially even first. They took the deal, and the Libertarians assumed control of New Hampshire.
Since the adoption of the Proportional system, the Libertarians have almost always won reelection as the largest party. Their lock-step control over the southern suburbs mean that there are always more Libertarian legislators than any other party. The proportionality of the system though means that the Libertarians are perpetually in coalition, sometimes even with their rival in Labour. But, Labour’s deal was not made in vain. They have formed a government several times with the assistance of multiple minor parties teaming up against the Libertarians. Currently, the state is ruled by a minority coalition of Libertarians and Federalists, but polling suggests voters prefer Labour-Progressive Green-Moderate Yankee government if elections were held today.
Parties (of 257 Seats, majority 129)
Libertarians (90 Seats): The ‘ruling’ party of New Hampshire, it has always won the most seats since electoral reform came the Granite State. While the party is powerful, their own electoral system has forced the Libertarians to form a variety of majority and minority coalitions with a variety of parties. The party generally advocates for extreme free markets and government deregulation, but they are often held in check by their coalition partners. A key dream of the Libertarian platform is devolving government to the town level, something opposed by every other party, since their voters live in towns without the tax bases to fully administer themselves. Therefore, this dream has never been realized, though it does drive local town-level Libertarian government who rule more like a generic right-wing party rather then a devolving deregulatory party.
Labour (64 Seats): Unlike other Labour Parties, New Hampshire’s was in a perpetual death spiral until electoral reform. With reform came more seats for the cities and the Seacoast, the Labour base. Labour’s late rise in a right-leaning state though means that the party is comparatively Liberal rather then fully Social Democratic. The Party has governed for a few times since reform, in coalition with a wide variety of minor parties – even the Federalists! It has only once been invited to govern alongside the Libertarians, and that was in the first government after reform. If Labour is not in government, then it is the official opposition.
Federalists (35 Seats): The New Hampshire Federalist Party was the previous ruling party following the Progressive era. It was the Federalists who lowered the tax rate and encouraged the suburban sprawl that eventually betrayed them. Since the rise of the Libertarians as the party of the Suburban Right, the Federalists have been pushed to Second Tier Party status. Their base is mainly the rural center of the state, a region too far north for Libertarianism to catch much wind, but too far right to elect Labour or Progressives.
Progressive-Green (28 Seats): An even older ruling party the Federalists, the Progressive Party is a legacy party of the early 20th Century. Even as its original policies fell out of favor or became commonplace, the party evolved to match the modern political environment. It took on the role of environmental party for New Hampshire, and for a long time was the closest thing to a competent Left-Wing party the state had. Then reform hit. The Progressive-Greens, built for the small-town west and north of the state, now had the rug yanked out from under them. Labour was the left party, and the Progressive-Greens were the Second Tier Party. Since then, the Progressive-Greens have worked to keep their base the West loyal, while making inroads into the Labour strongholds. It has formed governments with both Labour and the Libertarians. It is generally to the left on most social issues, but is fiscally Centrist/Center-Right.
Moderate Yankee Party (11 Seats): The New England political Movement never really gained the traction it did in the rest of New England, in part because of the Progressives and Populists. However, the party once was in competition for Government before reform, trying to build loyalty in between the Progressives and the Federalists. Since reform, the party has felt the squeeze as voters migrate towards the other parties outside of what few strongholds the party has – and those are in decline. The party today is stuck in the rural west of the state, overlapping the Progressive base. They have formed governments with both Libertarians and Labour, but they have increasingly come to prefer Labour. The party can be considered Centrist.
New Hampshire Traditional Party (9 Seats): New Hampshire branch of the Heritage Party, New Hampshire’s small vote-to-seat ratio means most minor national parties try to have branches here. Their roots are in the 1930s, when the state was in the middle of its post-textile downturn. The Traditional Party has ebbed and flowed with the state’s circumstances, though recently have been in decline. Controversially, the Traditional Party accepted the merger of the Sons of New England, a one-seat Far-Right Party who advocated for New England seperation into their own dominion.
New Hampshire First! (5 Seats): New Hampshire’s Branch of the Trump Movement. The party generally appeals to economically-downtrodden voters in the Lake Sunapee region.
Parti Optimiste (4 Seats): Literally translates as the Optimistic Party. The party appeals to native Francophone speakers in the northern reaches of the state. The Parties name comes from a famous French speech from the Concord Legislature, stating that New Hampshire’s French people are “always optimistic and always let down.”
Peace and Freedom Party (3 Seats): Radical Left-wing party with seats mainly in the college towns of New Hampshire. Peace and Freedom partially is a protest vote, partially a college town phenomenon. The Peace and Freedom party is arguably the most ‘crazy’ of New Hampshire, for example labeling Insurance a scam and calling for total disarmament. They are denounced by every party except the Communists, who consider them misguided radicals.
American Communist Party (2 Seats): Left-Wing workers party that despite its name is really just a party more left then Labour. The Communists affiliate with Socialist Workers. They were effectively dead until the Socialist Workers decided to revive the dead party for their own benefit.
Independents (6 Seats): Independent politicians have a long history in the state of New Hampshire. Following the reform however, access for independent candidates was bisected. Nonserious candidates run often but get less then 4% and have their votes reapportioned. Serious independents rarely run but have a high win rate – most often in the rural north.
Resulting Government: Libertarian – Federalist Minority Government
No party leaders because I think @Kanan would be best to consult for input here…after New England is done with it’s election.
EDIT: Miscounted a PI seat as Fed, and an extra IND.
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Minnesota Political Parties
Too much populism... also a little bit of Finland analogue because I love me some analogues
List of political parties of Minnesota
Progressive Party: A social liberal, centrist, and pragmatic party, founded shortly after the great depression. Their support confined to cities such as Minneapolis and St Paul. They have no formal ties to any federal party. The became a major player in Minnesotan politics during the late '90s, mostly as a counter-populist reaction in urban areas.
Gopher's Party: The Gopher's Party's voter base is (for the most part) made up of germanophones, economic centrists and social conservatives who were previously Farmer-Labor and Christian Democrat voters. German nationalism and Minnesotan regionalism is major factor in the party's platform. They have heavy ties to the Trump movement although in federal elections Minnesota remains without an America First! member of Parliament.
Farmer-Labor: An germanophone, agrarian, left-wing populist party. They are the oldest party represented in Minnesota and have no federal affiliate, despite sharing many policies with the social conservative, rural socialist wing of the federal Labor Party, they have cooperated with Missouri's Populists and Iowa's Credit Democrats. Until the rise of the Gopher's Party they were a major player in the province's politics, they now have a chunk of their social conservative voter base taken.
Christian Democrats: A declining, christian democratic and liberal conservative party, they were previously the second largest party, although with the rise of the the Gopher's, they are only supported in suburbs of Minneapolis, there policies now-a-days often fit the Progressives', who they are now in coalition with.
Green League: A green socialist and progressive party founded in the mid '90s, the 2016 election saw their biggest increase in seats and popular vote and are seen as the most socially liberal party, with more than 60% of their voters being under 35, they are likely to be a major player in future years. Aside from urban support the Scandinavian population in the northeast is largely supportive of the party's environmentally friendly policies.
Reform Party: Founded in the early '90s as part of the rising social liberal, fiscal conservative, populist movement, they hit their height in Minnesotan elections in the 2001 election under leader Jesse Ventura, coming third place. They have no ties with federal parties although are closely related in party platform with many other populist parties in the western lakes and plains regions that were founded at a similar time.
Edit: Because I feel it is needed; here is a bit of backstory on this province's political system and recent history.
Minnesota is one of the Midwestern populist states with large rural populations and agrarian left and right parties, and as such. This has been ingrained in their voting patterns. To start things off with this province's electoral system, Minnesota is the only province to hold election every three years (maximum,) and elects their provincial legislatures via first-past-the-post, although this almost changed in 2017 with the incoming progressive government announcing a referendum on electoral reform (one of the Green League's policies, introduced via the confidence and supply agreement), where instant run-off voting was narrowly rejected.
List of political parties of Minnesota
Progressive Party: A social liberal, centrist, and pragmatic party, founded shortly after the great depression. Their support confined to cities such as Minneapolis and St Paul. They have no formal ties to any federal party. The became a major player in Minnesotan politics during the late '90s, mostly as a counter-populist reaction in urban areas.
Gopher's Party: The Gopher's Party's voter base is (for the most part) made up of germanophones, economic centrists and social conservatives who were previously Farmer-Labor and Christian Democrat voters. German nationalism and Minnesotan regionalism is major factor in the party's platform. They have heavy ties to the Trump movement although in federal elections Minnesota remains without an America First! member of Parliament.
Farmer-Labor: An germanophone, agrarian, left-wing populist party. They are the oldest party represented in Minnesota and have no federal affiliate, despite sharing many policies with the social conservative, rural socialist wing of the federal Labor Party, they have cooperated with Missouri's Populists and Iowa's Credit Democrats. Until the rise of the Gopher's Party they were a major player in the province's politics, they now have a chunk of their social conservative voter base taken.
Christian Democrats: A declining, christian democratic and liberal conservative party, they were previously the second largest party, although with the rise of the the Gopher's, they are only supported in suburbs of Minneapolis, there policies now-a-days often fit the Progressives', who they are now in coalition with.
Green League: A green socialist and progressive party founded in the mid '90s, the 2016 election saw their biggest increase in seats and popular vote and are seen as the most socially liberal party, with more than 60% of their voters being under 35, they are likely to be a major player in future years. Aside from urban support the Scandinavian population in the northeast is largely supportive of the party's environmentally friendly policies.
Reform Party: Founded in the early '90s as part of the rising social liberal, fiscal conservative, populist movement, they hit their height in Minnesotan elections in the 2001 election under leader Jesse Ventura, coming third place. They have no ties with federal parties although are closely related in party platform with many other populist parties in the western lakes and plains regions that were founded at a similar time.
Edit: Because I feel it is needed; here is a bit of backstory on this province's political system and recent history.
Minnesota is one of the Midwestern populist states with large rural populations and agrarian left and right parties, and as such. This has been ingrained in their voting patterns. To start things off with this province's electoral system, Minnesota is the only province to hold election every three years (maximum,) and elects their provincial legislatures via first-past-the-post, although this almost changed in 2017 with the incoming progressive government announcing a referendum on electoral reform (one of the Green League's policies, introduced via the confidence and supply agreement), where instant run-off voting was narrowly rejected.
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Virginia Political Parties
List of political parties of Virginia
Appalachian Party: An obvious first-choice for the white-working class in the province's west, the party's program supports democratic socialist policies, some social conservative elements and Appalachian regionalism. The Appalachian party itself makes up a significant faction of the federal Labor Party due to it being so large and providing many of Virginia's Premiers.
National Unionist Party: The centre-right, conservative and economically liberal choice for many middle and upper class voters, they are one of the oldest provincial parties in all of the Commonwealth of America even lasting longer than their federal counterpart. In recent years the National Unionists have veared steadily towards the right under the past two leaders.
Readjuster Party: The readjusters are a socially liberal and progressive party, currently affiliated with the federal Liberal Party. The party was founded in the late 1870s as a populist, anti-slavery platform with bi-racial support. Their largest base of support is with the middle class and urban areas.
Traditional Party: A party of national conservatives; they are the most right-wing party in this province's legislature, occasionally, they will provide support to National Unionist governments. The Traditionalists along with a small faction of the Appalachian Party were the successors to the social conservative, Democratic Party.
Appalachian Party: An obvious first-choice for the white-working class in the province's west, the party's program supports democratic socialist policies, some social conservative elements and Appalachian regionalism. The Appalachian party itself makes up a significant faction of the federal Labor Party due to it being so large and providing many of Virginia's Premiers.
National Unionist Party: The centre-right, conservative and economically liberal choice for many middle and upper class voters, they are one of the oldest provincial parties in all of the Commonwealth of America even lasting longer than their federal counterpart. In recent years the National Unionists have veared steadily towards the right under the past two leaders.
Readjuster Party: The readjusters are a socially liberal and progressive party, currently affiliated with the federal Liberal Party. The party was founded in the late 1870s as a populist, anti-slavery platform with bi-racial support. Their largest base of support is with the middle class and urban areas.
Traditional Party: A party of national conservatives; they are the most right-wing party in this province's legislature, occasionally, they will provide support to National Unionist governments. The Traditionalists along with a small faction of the Appalachian Party were the successors to the social conservative, Democratic Party.
New Jersey Political Parties
List of political parties of New Jersey
Conservative Party: Despite the Conservatives' name they are actually affiliated with the federal Progressives and have a progressive conservative platform, this is largely due to the fact that the large majority of the now non-existent Liberal Party of New Jersey, was absorbed into the Conservatives. The party is for the most part the natural governing party with divided opposition and a charismatic leader, and as such are one of the most successful progressive conservative parties.
Working Families: The party of urban working-class socialism and environmentalism, they are generally overshadowed by the moderate, Conservative party although occasionally have made breakthroughs into government. They have ties to the Labor Party although it is hard to define where exactly they fit in the Labor Party as they have strands of each of the major factions' ideologies.
Citizens Party: A party of right-wingers dissatisfied at current state of the Conservative Party, they are affiliated with the federal Heritage Party. Their support is loosely spread out in rural areas although first-past-the-post this doesn't translate into as many seats as the popular vote should have it.
Because I wanted to say it, Phil Bredesen was the Premier of New Jersey from 2006-2015.
Conservative Party: Despite the Conservatives' name they are actually affiliated with the federal Progressives and have a progressive conservative platform, this is largely due to the fact that the large majority of the now non-existent Liberal Party of New Jersey, was absorbed into the Conservatives. The party is for the most part the natural governing party with divided opposition and a charismatic leader, and as such are one of the most successful progressive conservative parties.
Working Families: The party of urban working-class socialism and environmentalism, they are generally overshadowed by the moderate, Conservative party although occasionally have made breakthroughs into government. They have ties to the Labor Party although it is hard to define where exactly they fit in the Labor Party as they have strands of each of the major factions' ideologies.
Citizens Party: A party of right-wingers dissatisfied at current state of the Conservative Party, they are affiliated with the federal Heritage Party. Their support is loosely spread out in rural areas although first-past-the-post this doesn't translate into as many seats as the popular vote should have it.
Because I wanted to say it, Phil Bredesen was the Premier of New Jersey from 2006-2015.
I already had some ideas for the parties:
and Philippe Bredesen is a Union Populaire MP from Tennessee TTL
Maybe he became one after he was Premier of New Jersey. Let's say he moves back and forth from New Jersey and Tennessee during his lifetime. Also why the heck would he be Philippe Bredesen, he's from New Jersey, his family only moved to Tennessee in 1975 OTL. And it would make the most sense if he was a Progressive MP in this timeline.
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ST15RM
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The old world in 1925.
Here's a timeline to give you some sense of what I'm thinking
1864- Yunnan gains independence after Taiping
1870s-British orchestrate a coup, Yunnanese government becomes a puppet state
1901-'Boxer War' ends the Qing dynasty: Mongolia, Xinjiang(now called Uyghurstan) and Tibet become independent. Japan sets up a puppet state in Manchuria. Australia and New Zealand become dominions
1900s-the weak republic begins to fracture into warlords
1910- Independence of Sichuan when the local clique allies with the British. The Islamic State of the Hui also gains independence.
1916- End of the Great war, Indochina is handed over to the Germans. Antipodea and Algeria becomes a Dominion-Protectorate (same as British dominion)
1920-Massacre of the Chinese government, the Republic splits into several states. Mongolia suffers coup, becomes loose puppet of Japan. Ungern Khan takes power in Uriankhai.
1923-Treaty of Saigon, Thai-Indochinese border drawn at Mekong. Hashemites are allowed the Rub' al-Khali.
1925-The Antartic Treaty is signed between Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Chile, and The Netherlands. Turkic wars end between central Asian powers: Khiva, Bukhara and Kokand are revived. Lybia Becomes a dominion while the Sahara is treated as it's own thing (too much desert!)
1864- Yunnan gains independence after Taiping
1870s-British orchestrate a coup, Yunnanese government becomes a puppet state
1901-'Boxer War' ends the Qing dynasty: Mongolia, Xinjiang(now called Uyghurstan) and Tibet become independent. Japan sets up a puppet state in Manchuria. Australia and New Zealand become dominions
1900s-the weak republic begins to fracture into warlords
1910- Independence of Sichuan when the local clique allies with the British. The Islamic State of the Hui also gains independence.
1916- End of the Great war, Indochina is handed over to the Germans. Antipodea and Algeria becomes a Dominion-Protectorate (same as British dominion)
1920-Massacre of the Chinese government, the Republic splits into several states. Mongolia suffers coup, becomes loose puppet of Japan. Ungern Khan takes power in Uriankhai.
1923-Treaty of Saigon, Thai-Indochinese border drawn at Mekong. Hashemites are allowed the Rub' al-Khali.
1925-The Antartic Treaty is signed between Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Chile, and The Netherlands. Turkic wars end between central Asian powers: Khiva, Bukhara and Kokand are revived. Lybia Becomes a dominion while the Sahara is treated as it's own thing (too much desert!)
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Michigan Political Parties
List of political parties of Michigan
Federalist Party: A centre-right, market liberal and conservative party, they are affiliated with the federal Federalists and are known across the political spectrum as being one of the most corrupt provincial parties in America, most recently it has been held to this title because of the poor handling of the Flint water crisis, among other things.
Democratic Labor: Michigan's provincial Labor counterpart have been extremely critical of the Federalist's current government and it's handling of certain issues including the Flint water crisis. The party's voter base is often made up of the urban working class and are expected to make a major breakthrough into government this October.
Green Liberal Party: A party nearly exclusive to environmentalist liberal university students. They are affiliated with the federal Green party although originally they were launched independently in the late '80s. The party first reached parliamentary success in the late '90s and has steadily caried 3-5 seats since. On the occasion that the Democratic Labor party reaches government without a majority the Green Liberals are usually the first the Democratic Labor Party reaches out to for a coalition agreement.
Reform Party: The party of Michigan's working class and middle class who are dissatisfied with both of the major parties, they were founded in the 1990s as part of the reform populist movement. Overall, the party's performance has been steady in Michigan almost always entering parliament and winning at least two or three seats.
Christian Democrats: The party only operates in Michigan, fielding candidates in roughly a third of seats although they are almost exclusive to Ottawa county. There, the Christian Democrats are the most dominant party due to the high level of religious presence, specifically the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Association for Dearborn: One of the few localist parties operating on a state-level and also one of the only parties dominated my arab americans. This party represents the interests of Dearborn, the city with the highest Arab american percentage in the entire Dominion. Since the election in 2006 the party has represented Dearborn.
Federalist Party: A centre-right, market liberal and conservative party, they are affiliated with the federal Federalists and are known across the political spectrum as being one of the most corrupt provincial parties in America, most recently it has been held to this title because of the poor handling of the Flint water crisis, among other things.
Democratic Labor: Michigan's provincial Labor counterpart have been extremely critical of the Federalist's current government and it's handling of certain issues including the Flint water crisis. The party's voter base is often made up of the urban working class and are expected to make a major breakthrough into government this October.
Green Liberal Party: A party nearly exclusive to environmentalist liberal university students. They are affiliated with the federal Green party although originally they were launched independently in the late '80s. The party first reached parliamentary success in the late '90s and has steadily caried 3-5 seats since. On the occasion that the Democratic Labor party reaches government without a majority the Green Liberals are usually the first the Democratic Labor Party reaches out to for a coalition agreement.
Reform Party: The party of Michigan's working class and middle class who are dissatisfied with both of the major parties, they were founded in the 1990s as part of the reform populist movement. Overall, the party's performance has been steady in Michigan almost always entering parliament and winning at least two or three seats.
Christian Democrats: The party only operates in Michigan, fielding candidates in roughly a third of seats although they are almost exclusive to Ottawa county. There, the Christian Democrats are the most dominant party due to the high level of religious presence, specifically the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Association for Dearborn: One of the few localist parties operating on a state-level and also one of the only parties dominated my arab americans. This party represents the interests of Dearborn, the city with the highest Arab american percentage in the entire Dominion. Since the election in 2006 the party has represented Dearborn.
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Lets see...Green or left-Liberal party for college campuses - there are a lot of them in Michigan. Socialist African American party permanently in coalition with Labor built out of Detroit? A Christian Conservative party for the Western Lakeshore around Ottawa County? I think no matter what happens there should either be an independent/Muslim minority party having a seat in Dearborn.
Oh and don't throw the term "most corrupt" around lightly...Illinois Labor has in my mind effectively evolved into a party of power (in the mold of Japanese LDP) thanks to it's privileged position and semi-permanent rule.
Also @ST15RM, Yunnan broke away during successfully during Taiping and found it's way into the snares of the UK. So perhaps its the UK with influence over Sichuan as well? Makes sense with Japan more focused Northward on Russia that they wouldn't care about the South per-say, as long as it doesn't unify against their interests up north.
I was thinking of Democratic Labor as being a biracial urban working class party, now that I think about it a green party would work well in Michigan and the other two minor parties you mentioned would be interesting too.Lets see...Green or left-Liberal party for college campuses - there are a lot of them in Michigan. Socialist African American party permanently in coalition with Labor built out of Detroit? A Christian Conservative party for the Western Lakeshore around Ottawa County? I think no matter what happens there should either be an independent/Muslim minority party having a seat in Dearborn.
Oh and don't throw the term "most corrupt" around lightly...Illinois Labor has in my mind effectively evolved into a party of power (in the mold of Japanese LDP) thanks to it's privileged position and semi-permanent rule.
As far as Illinois goes, I recommend you do it because you seem to have interesting ideas.
ST15RM
Banned
Sure. I think Tibet might have British influence as well. I’ll update the map.Lets see...Green or left-Liberal party for college campuses - there are a lot of them in Michigan. Socialist African American party permanently in coalition with Labor built out of Detroit? A Christian Conservative party for the Western Lakeshore around Ottawa County? I think no matter what happens there should either be an independent/Muslim minority party having a seat in Dearborn.
Oh and don't throw the term "most corrupt" around lightly...Illinois Labor has in my mind effectively evolved into a party of power (in the mold of Japanese LDP) thanks to it's privileged position and semi-permanent rule.
Also @ST15RM, Yunnan broke away during successfully during Taiping and found it's way into the snares of the UK. So perhaps its the UK with influence over Sichuan as well? Makes sense with Japan more focused Northward on Russia that they wouldn't care about the South per-say, as long as it doesn't unify against their interests up north.