Thomas1195
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IOTL, Grant intended to run but died suddenly in 1867, while Sherman refused to run. Benjamin Wade managed to win the Republican Nomination and picked Charles Francis Adams as VP. They went on to win 1868 and 1872 elections with a platform of civil rights and civil service reform.
The Wade Administration had quite significant achievements, notably suppressing the KKK, introducing federal-funded public education, enacting Civil Service Reform and reducing corruption, and several pro-labour bills as well. However, perhaps the most significant long-term impact was that he cemented the Republican Party as America's main centre-left reforming political force, although the National Republican rebellion in 1872 election nearly costed him the presidency. He could not, however, fully achieved equal rights for black people, and the issue was not solved until the 1930s.
What if Grant survived? We can be sure that he would have taken the Nomination and the Presidency. So, what would happen the US in general and the South in particular? How would the Republican Party evolved differently?
The Wade Administration had quite significant achievements, notably suppressing the KKK, introducing federal-funded public education, enacting Civil Service Reform and reducing corruption, and several pro-labour bills as well. However, perhaps the most significant long-term impact was that he cemented the Republican Party as America's main centre-left reforming political force, although the National Republican rebellion in 1872 election nearly costed him the presidency. He could not, however, fully achieved equal rights for black people, and the issue was not solved until the 1930s.
What if Grant survived? We can be sure that he would have taken the Nomination and the Presidency. So, what would happen the US in general and the South in particular? How would the Republican Party evolved differently?