The
National Union of America is the dominant political party in the United States and its one of the most politically successful political parties in the west. The party was born from the fires of the American Civil War, when all the abolitionist, anti-slavery, and anti-secessionist political parties merged after Joseph Lane became President. After Lane was removed from office, Abraham Lincoln became President and the Civil War began shortly Under President Lincoln, he led a united front through the war and the turbulent post war years. Although the party suffered from fractious political factions during the Reconstruction Era, the party structure that Lincoln established, endured and mostly prevented party splits. Still the National Union's main opposition for most of its existence would be various factions that split from the party during an election. However the split factions often returned to the fold or faded into irrelevancy. Reforms by party leaders during the Progressive Era, spurred by their defeat at the hands of Theodore Roosevelt, allowed for a more open and democratic system to select the nominee. This further helped to keep the party together and allowed the party to act as a forum for national politics. In the entire 20th century, the party only lost five Presidential Elections in 1920, 1924, 1928, 1972, and 1976, mostly defeated by unsatisfied factions who ran on their own ticket.
Today the National Union draws broad support across the American public, attracted by the many factions in the party, which can be divided into three broad political wings and many smaller ones. The Christian Labor factions, draw broad support across the
Factory Belt and most of the Sun Belt, from conservative ethnic minorities, and low-income whites. The Moderate factions consisting of moderate centrist liberals draws support from the middle class and in particular urban areas. Finally the Progressive factions, advocating for radical unions, draw support from religious leftists in the Mountain States and the Midwest. Due to Presidential candidates from across the political spectrum choosing to run for the National Union nomination, the open primary system, and the Union's domination in the Electoral College, the National Union Pimary has become the main competitive national election.
While the turnout in Presidential Elections hovers around 40 to 50 percent, the primaries see estimated average turnout around 60 to 80 percent. The difference in turnout and the open nature of the primaries, even attracts candidates from opposition parties. However if they lose, its an unwritten rule that they must not directly contest the General Election or the candidate and their party risk being completely sidelined by the National Union in the following elections. While voters can still vote for opposition party electors in the General Election, there is often no official opposition candidate or a different independent candidate.
Updated: 30 June