Bro it is a wikibox. It says right there that it is a constitutional monarchy.
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The 2020 Cornish general election from Hail, Britannia:
The 2020 Cornish general election was held on 21 May 2020 to elect, under the mixed member majoritarian system, the 100 members of the Cornish Assembly. 50 seats are elected under the first past the post system in single member constituencies [1], with an additional 50 seats elected under nationwide proportional representation.
The incumbent centre-left Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall (Cornish for Sons of Cornwall; MK), a broad Cornish nationalist and social democratic party that had led the campaign for Cornish devolution and eventual dominionhood, went into the election under new leader Julia Goldsworthy, after the retirement of longtime leader, and Member of the Imperial Parliament, Dick Cole. Having governed Cornwall since 2012, the party was in danger of suffering voter fatigue, but were aided but a strong economy and stable budget. Goldsworthy was a popular figure in Cornwall due to her work in the health and finance ministries, and her personal popularity helped the party secure its third consecutive plurality in the Assembly, a first since Cornish devolution in 1991, gaining 2 seats to a total of 45 despite a slight drop in their share of the popular vote.
On the opposition benches, the centre socially liberal Cornish Democrats (Gweriniethor Kernow; GK) under new leader Dan Rogerson ran a strong campaign, but failed to make any major gains except taking the St Just and the Isles of Scilly constituency from Mebyon Kernow. The centre-right progressive conservative Unionists (Parti Unyansek Kernow; PU), which had been one of the dominant parties in Cornish politics in the 1990s, lost 3 seats to Mebyon Kernow, attributed to the ongoing leftward shift in local politics. Longtime party leader Sarah Newton anounced that she would stand down as leader after the election, and it has been suggested she be appointed to the Imperial Council of Lords when a vacancy next arises.
Under Cornwall's unwritten constitutional system of consensus democracy, the leader of the largest party in the legistlature is nominated to the Crown and the Grand Duke as First Minister. As such, Julia Goldsworthy was nominated by the new Assembly when it convened on 3 June and formally appointed by the Queen-Empress and the Grand Duke as Cornwall's seventh and first female First Minister.
The incumbent centre-left Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall (Cornish for Sons of Cornwall; MK), a broad Cornish nationalist and social democratic party that had led the campaign for Cornish devolution and eventual dominionhood, went into the election under new leader Julia Goldsworthy, after the retirement of longtime leader, and Member of the Imperial Parliament, Dick Cole. Having governed Cornwall since 2012, the party was in danger of suffering voter fatigue, but were aided but a strong economy and stable budget. Goldsworthy was a popular figure in Cornwall due to her work in the health and finance ministries, and her personal popularity helped the party secure its third consecutive plurality in the Assembly, a first since Cornish devolution in 1991, gaining 2 seats to a total of 45 despite a slight drop in their share of the popular vote.
On the opposition benches, the centre socially liberal Cornish Democrats (Gweriniethor Kernow; GK) under new leader Dan Rogerson ran a strong campaign, but failed to make any major gains except taking the St Just and the Isles of Scilly constituency from Mebyon Kernow. The centre-right progressive conservative Unionists (Parti Unyansek Kernow; PU), which had been one of the dominant parties in Cornish politics in the 1990s, lost 3 seats to Mebyon Kernow, attributed to the ongoing leftward shift in local politics. Longtime party leader Sarah Newton anounced that she would stand down as leader after the election, and it has been suggested she be appointed to the Imperial Council of Lords when a vacancy next arises.
Under Cornwall's unwritten constitutional system of consensus democracy, the leader of the largest party in the legistlature is nominated to the Crown and the Grand Duke as First Minister. As such, Julia Goldsworthy was nominated by the new Assembly when it convened on 3 June and formally appointed by the Queen-Empress and the Grand Duke as Cornwall's seventh and first female First Minister.
[1] - Credit to @Amateur Psephologist for providing the constituency map.
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Ok, this is my first alternate infobox posted here EVER! (fanfare)
Note: I'm still just sketching on this TL, so this is just a "teaser", so to say. You can probably tell from the picture that I haven't mastered infobox uploading yet (for instance, I don't know how to get the whole infobox screenshot).
Note: I'm still just sketching on this TL, so this is just a "teaser", so to say. You can probably tell from the picture that I haven't mastered infobox uploading yet (for instance, I don't know how to get the whole infobox screenshot).
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Elves, yes!
Krampus or the Grinch, no!
The other thing is a person from the early Victorian era who is quite the humbug.
I’ve been waiting for a Home Nation infobox for this TL since the Scottish one! Amazing work!The 2020 Cornish general election from Hail, Britannia:
The 2020 Cornish general election was held on 21 May 2020 to elect, under the mixed member majoritarian system, the 100 members of the Cornish Assembly. 50 seats are elected under the first past the post system in single member constituencies [1], with an additional 50 seats elected under nationwide proportional representation.
The incumbent centre-left Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall (Cornish for Sons of Cornwall; MK), a broad Cornish nationalist and social democratic party that had led the campaign for Cornish devolution and eventual dominionhood, went into the election under new leader Julia Goldsworthy, after the retirement of longtime leader, and Member of the Imperial Parliament, Dick Cole. Having governed Cornwall since 2012, the party was in danger of suffering voter fatigue, but were aided but a strong economy and stable budget. Goldsworthy was a popular figure in Cornwall due to her work in the health and finance ministries, and her personal popularity helped the party secure its third consecutive plurality in the Assembly, a first since Cornish devolution in 1991, gaining 2 seats to a total of 45 despite a slight drop in their share of the popular vote.
On the opposition benches, the centre socially liberal Cornish Democrats (Gweriniethor Kernow; GK) under new leader Dan Rogerson ran a strong campaign, but failed to make any major gains except taking the St Just and the Isles of Scilly constituency from Mebyon Kernow. The centre-right progressive conservative Unionists (Parti Unyansek Kernow; PU), which had been one of the dominant parties in Cornish politics in the 1990s, lost 3 seats to Mebyon Kernow, attributed to the ongoing leftward shift in local politics. Longtime party leader Sarah Newton anounced that she would stand down as leader after the election, and it has been suggested she be appointed to the Imperial Council of Lords when a vacancy next arises.
Under Cornwall's unwritten constitutional system of consensus democracy, the leader of the largest party in the legistlature is nominated to the Crown and the Grand Duke as First Minister. As such, Julia Goldsworthy was nominated by the new Assembly when it convened on 3 June and formally appointed by the Queen-Empress and the Grand Duke as Cornwall's seventh and first female First Minister.
[1] - Credit to @Amateur Psephologist for providing the constituency map.
Oh, I missed that somehow lol. I would be interested to hear how the Qing dynasty survived in TTL, though.
I smell Ireland...Thanks
Hopefully we won't be waiting as long for the next one
T'was the Night before Christmas, and all through the nation, not a job was stirring, not even an occupation!
The people sang and they sung, they hemmed and they hummed.
Some people were wondering why the Cheermister hated the season
Others, would say, that wasn't a reason.
Maybe it's because the taxes were too sizes too high,
Maybe the lighthouse didn't light on one side,
But whatever the reason, the taxes or the light,
Everyone knew for a fact, that might makes right.
So enter stage right Augustus May Who, who was no more than Fourty-Two.
He wanted to raise the retirement age so they all go "Boo Hoo!"
He was helped in this matter by a certain stingy old man,
Name was Ebenezer Scrooge, and they had a plan.
They wanted the Cheermister job, that they knew.
It would take very little to do.
Enter stage left Hermey, Bailey and Brown!
Between the three, there was not a single frown!
Their chins were kept up, and their brows were steady.
Their constituents ringed up, and voters all ready.
So they'll vote, vote vote!
That was something the king could not stand in a moat!
He could not stand it in a chair
He could not stand it anywhere!
So the King hatched an idea.. an awful idea...
The King hatched an awful idea.
"If They want to vote, I'll let them." The King hissed.
"But they'll vote for Hermey."
So he rang up the elf and received his hellos,
and got to work taking with political fellows.
He chatted with Scrooge and charmed the crowds.
Soon enough, he would win, he boasted to himself proud.
Election day came in, and the King hissed.
"What happened last night? " The King was now pissed.
"It came without ribbons. It came without bags. It came without packages, boxes or tags!"
The King slumped back in his seat, thinking his thinker until it was stuck.
"You mean I have to work with Him? Oh Fuck."
The people sang and they sung, they hemmed and they hummed.
Some people were wondering why the Cheermister hated the season
Others, would say, that wasn't a reason.
Maybe it's because the taxes were too sizes too high,
Maybe the lighthouse didn't light on one side,
But whatever the reason, the taxes or the light,
Everyone knew for a fact, that might makes right.
So enter stage right Augustus May Who, who was no more than Fourty-Two.
He wanted to raise the retirement age so they all go "Boo Hoo!"
He was helped in this matter by a certain stingy old man,
Name was Ebenezer Scrooge, and they had a plan.
They wanted the Cheermister job, that they knew.
It would take very little to do.
Enter stage left Hermey, Bailey and Brown!
Between the three, there was not a single frown!
Their chins were kept up, and their brows were steady.
Their constituents ringed up, and voters all ready.
So they'll vote, vote vote!
That was something the king could not stand in a moat!
He could not stand it in a chair
He could not stand it anywhere!
So the King hatched an idea.. an awful idea...
The King hatched an awful idea.
"If They want to vote, I'll let them." The King hissed.
"But they'll vote for Hermey."
So he rang up the elf and received his hellos,
and got to work taking with political fellows.
He chatted with Scrooge and charmed the crowds.
Soon enough, he would win, he boasted to himself proud.
Election day came in, and the King hissed.
"What happened last night? " The King was now pissed.
"It came without ribbons. It came without bags. It came without packages, boxes or tags!"
The King slumped back in his seat, thinking his thinker until it was stuck.
"You mean I have to work with Him? Oh Fuck."
Sorry I'm not very good at rhyming or poems.
Nicholas IV, born Christopher Augustus Nicholas Sr, was the 8th Santa Claus of the North Pole, reigning from the Temple of Saint Nicholas and the Twelve Reindeer from the begining of the 20th century until his unfortunate death a month prior to the 1963 Christmas election. Succeeding his Father Charles Octavian Nicholas, who had taken the royal title Nicholas III, his reign was one of the most consequential of the Clauses. While only the second longest tenure as the monarch, Nicholas IV's actions shaped what people of the north pole think of when they think "Santa Claus". Often, it thinks back to his absurd generosity and his belly that jiggled (a sign of obesity and narrow bones in comparison to his predecessors thanks to an inactive lifestyle and increased caloric intake). Many of those on Christmas Eve gather around to await either the joys of presents, the hope of war relief.
While today the religious figure of the Nicholas Dynasty is deeply protected, often with a personal escort for Santa courtesy of the American Thule Airbase during one time nightly pilgrimage across every country, it wasn't always this way. Nicholas IV would be shot down almost every Christmas during World War I (save for the very first year, where he was instrumental in attempting to negotiate a Christmas Truce, though those talks broke down). He had it even worse during the Second World War, being shot down on multiple occasions over Berlin, Christmas after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and even lost his way and ended up interned in neutral Portugal when trying to deliver presents to both members of the French Resistance and the Waffen SS.
While held for ransom as one of the most valuable political prisoners in Iran during the 1953 Iranian Coup , he was able to convert many students and opened up a direct line between President Barry Goldwater and Shah Pahlavi . (He later calmly walked out of the embassy in disguise as a poor beggar.) While narrowly avoiding nuclear war with some helpful judgement between the Soviet and American leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis, (efforts which he would be rewarded the Nobel peace prize for) he was personally invited to attend President Kennedy's Parade. He even got to ride in the motorcade.
However, he would not come back from Dallas alive. His health issues finally caught up with him, and was seen having a heart attack just after John Connally was shot. His death would be marked by a nationwide day of mourning (following the period of mourning for President JFK).
What he was doing for the other 364 days each year varied, from overseeing improvements in infrastructure paid for by the Danish colonial overseers to opening a new shopping mall in a publicity stunt. Nicholas, or Saint Nicholas as his proper religious title calls, has been a source of contention between various religious groups. Initially this wasn't taken so lightly, infamously brought to bear during the bloody Christmas Crusades of the late 19th century of his predecessor. However, he has also been known to directly take part in numerous controversial events of human history, from his assassination of William McKinley to allegations that he ordered acts of genocide during the cold war. Actual evidence for such matters, however, is scant, in spite of his global presence and regulated to boundless conspiracy theories, often peddled by the "devil" Jack Frost.
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Here's a creature that is famous in the tradition of Christmas. These little guys and gals live up North and are famous for their small stature and pointed ears. Introducing, the Elf!
Cryptids, fictional animals and fearsome critters as real animals series
Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus)
Unicorn (Equus monoceros)
Chupacabra (Canis vampyrus)
Hodag (Canis hodag)
Hugag (Alces hugag)
Vampire (Homo vampyrus)
Agropelter (Pongo craniofractens)
Elf (Homo eldar) (you are here)
The Elf (Homo eldar) is a rare species of primate that is closely related to humans and leprechauns. They resemble human beings greatly, but difference include a smaller stature (the largest elves being as tall as a preteen child) and their pointy triangular ears.
Like humans, most can speak human languages, wear clothes and have an omnivorous diet. Unlike humans though, they mostly live in the trees. In addition, elves amongst the longest living mammals, with the oldest living for several centuries.
As of 2020, elves are listed as endangered due to their rarity. The countries with the most elf sightings are Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Cryptids, fictional animals and fearsome critters as real animals series
Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus)
Unicorn (Equus monoceros)
Chupacabra (Canis vampyrus)
Hodag (Canis hodag)
Hugag (Alces hugag)
Vampire (Homo vampyrus)
Agropelter (Pongo craniofractens)
Elf (Homo eldar) (you are here)
The Elf (Homo eldar) is a rare species of primate that is closely related to humans and leprechauns. They resemble human beings greatly, but difference include a smaller stature (the largest elves being as tall as a preteen child) and their pointy triangular ears.
Like humans, most can speak human languages, wear clothes and have an omnivorous diet. Unlike humans though, they mostly live in the trees. In addition, elves amongst the longest living mammals, with the oldest living for several centuries.
As of 2020, elves are listed as endangered due to their rarity. The countries with the most elf sightings are Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
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Continuing the Buckleyverse, we have some retcons. For starters let me mention the character designs first. Kathryn Buckley's Spider-Woman is identical to the OG Spider-Man suit with the only differences being the blue is replaced with the traditional black, the red with a dark shade of gray, and the webs and spider logo on her chest are white instead of black (think Marvel's Spider-Man PS4). When initially introducing Venom, she was pretty much going to be the same design from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3, but with long hair (a la Shriek). However, I recently (probably four hours ago) "rediscovered" RobertMacquarrie1's copious amounts of Marvel fanart and fell upon an alternate universe where Flash Thompson is bitten by the infamous radioactive spider rather than Peter Parker. In said universe, Flash dons the famous black suit and when the symbiote storyline roles around, the Venom symbiote is red instead of black. Given how Buckley's suit is already black, the only thing that would be changed would it being completely black and her having longer hair when it's on (she always rocks a gelled back pixie cut), I decided to take inspiration from Mr. MacQuarrie's art and made some changes to the Buckleyverse which would retcon several stories (Maximum Carnage) and my planned twist reveal of the series into question. Hopefully this show never gets made...
Starring:
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Kathryn Buckley / Spider-Woman
- Linda Cardellini as Mikaela Gargan / Venom
- AJ Michalka as Erin Buckley / Venom
- Matt Bomer as Ritchie Buckley / Anti-Venom / White Widow
- Ron Perlman as Donald Buckley
- Lauren Vélez as Judith Buckley
So are Elves and Vampires considered people or especially intelligent animals?
The Seventh Party System's infoboxes
Kentucky
South Carolina
Oregon
Media California [Mandarin LB]
Bismarck, Mississippi
Media California [Korean LB]
1975 Colorado
Delaware was always a unique state, but the party system did not always reflect this. The Republicans, under the Dewey faction, enjoyed repeated success, even as the National Union often took government. But the National Union was fatally split between the Democrat and Labor wings enabling the Republicans to benefit from NUP factional woes.
Come the Conservative Revolution, and Delaware’s tense two-but-really-three political system was blown apart. NUP Governor Charles L. Terry, of the Democrat wing, chose to ally with the Republicans in an unusual coalition that expelled the Labor wing over what he claimed was ‘weakness’ regarding a spate of minority protests that they lobbied for negotiation above ‘sending the police in’. The Republicans was in turn lambasted by some of their fellow Dewey Republicans for ‘selling out’. It was necessary to ally with the Democrats to stop LBJ, but certainly wasn’t in Delaware of all places.
This factional tension bubbled and led one man, a Republican staffer by the name of John Biden who worked for Labor leader Sherman Tribbit, to bolt and form his own one-man party, the Whig Party. He sold himself and his party as a ‘genuine liberal alternative’ to the Democrats and their Republican allies on one hand, and Labor on another. He managed to win one seat in the first election the Whigs ran in, and found that when he lambasted the ‘tripartisan’ system of seemingly no principles but power, he received the most applause and leant into that to surge every election.
By 1989 after seemingly every combination of Republicans, Democrats and Labor had their turn in government, the Delawarean people had enough. By that point the Whig Party cannibalised the once-formidable Dewey Republican faction, causing that party to become more equally-factionalised between it and the growing Buckleyites, shifting the party to the right, and took Labor’s more centrist faction, causing it to become more left-wing than the average Labor party. With both left and right ‘radicalised’ and yet discredited as parties of principle, the Whigs won a majority easily.
And John Biden delivered, causing him to become more popular and win several more comfortable victories. With the Republicans already split between Buckleyites and Deweyians, and the Dewey Republicans of a deeply ‘pragmatic’ streak, and the Democrats yearning for power above all else, the two signed a party alliance in 1996. Biden lambasted this as yet more of the same ‘empty power-hungry politics’ that motivated the Whigs to emerge against, but it was appealing. Fundraised by the du Pont family (the wealthiest family in Delaware), the Democratic-Republican alliance managed to deny Biden his majority.
Turning to Labor for a coalition, Biden had to make several concessions to the left, which gradually alienated some of his centrist voters even as his deep charisma covered it, and there were murmurs that the Whigs ‘sold out’ like the others did. The Democrats and Republicans, eager for success, furthered their alliance into a united electoral label for 1999, the Democratic Republicans. In exchange for even more fundraising, the head of the du Pont family, Michael du Pont, was made the leader.
They cut into Biden’s majority even further. The Democratic Republicans were feeling triumphant, and moved to centralise the parties into one coherent organisation, the Democratic Republican Party. That was perhaps their sole blunder. For even though the Republicans and Democrats were dominated by ‘pragmatic’ politicians, not all their voters or politicians were so understanding about the permanent end to the parties.
The first split was led by Christy Robertson, daughter of former federal Pact of Christ faction leader Gordon J. Robertson and Delaware resident for a decade. The key difference was that the Democratic Republicans were theoretically a secular party that focused on economics and at most vaguely ‘Christian values’. And the economics weren’t even to the Pact’s liking, as it smelled too… libertarian. But with the federal Democratic Party, dominated by Wallacites, firmly backing the Democratic Republicans any possible Democratic split was killed in its cradle. However, the tension was too much to prevent a split from happening at all.
The Delaware Christian Coalition was declared in 2000 and immediately splashed in the polls, even as news came out that the Constitution Party, disgusted by their economic policy, refused to work with them. Many Pact of Christ members unofficially funded the Christian Coalition, mostly motivated by a sense of wanting to aid their beloved [and by then late] leader’s sole daughter in her quest to bring ‘salvation’ to Delaware. This was much to the Wallacites’ displeasure, but no concrete proof could be found that any top politicians were involved.
Meanwhile, on the other half of the Democratic Republicans, one Dewey Republican had an idea. Biden himself was a Dewey Republican once, and he benefited from splitting. So why couldn’t he do the same? Deeply disturbed by the growing racism in the party as Wallacites pulled it further and further away from Dewey’s ideals, Tom Ting would announce the Independent Alliance of Delaware in early 2001, branding it as ‘the real party of Lincoln’s values’. He got some interest, but most Dewey Republicans by then wrote off Delaware, or even secretly supported the Whigs above this unknown upstart’s party.
Michael du Pont however, was certain that no matter what, Delaware would not vote for yet another term of John Biden and his Whig-Labor coalition. The Christian right and the Don Quixotes would squabble, but most of Delaware knew the only game in town was Biden or du Pont. And they would vote accordingly. The Democratic Republican advertisements paid no heed to the Christian Coalition, Independent Alliance or even Labor. According to them, it was a two-horse race between the Democratic Republicans and the Whigs. And they proved so perversive that nobody could last a month without being exposed to one.
And the voters voted accordingly, much to Governor Michael du Pont’s satisfaction. John Biden however, scrambled for a solution. He found it via centralising his side so it would fight against the Democratic Republicans much more effectively – the Whig-Labor Party. And hence started Delaware’s new duopoly, only thirty years after the last one collapsed.
[Flag was created by 'rubberduck3y6' on DeviantArt and portraits are, as always, courtesy of FaceApp.]
Kentucky
South Carolina
Oregon
Media California [Mandarin LB]
Bismarck, Mississippi
Media California [Korean LB]
1975 Colorado
Delaware was always a unique state, but the party system did not always reflect this. The Republicans, under the Dewey faction, enjoyed repeated success, even as the National Union often took government. But the National Union was fatally split between the Democrat and Labor wings enabling the Republicans to benefit from NUP factional woes.
Come the Conservative Revolution, and Delaware’s tense two-but-really-three political system was blown apart. NUP Governor Charles L. Terry, of the Democrat wing, chose to ally with the Republicans in an unusual coalition that expelled the Labor wing over what he claimed was ‘weakness’ regarding a spate of minority protests that they lobbied for negotiation above ‘sending the police in’. The Republicans was in turn lambasted by some of their fellow Dewey Republicans for ‘selling out’. It was necessary to ally with the Democrats to stop LBJ, but certainly wasn’t in Delaware of all places.
This factional tension bubbled and led one man, a Republican staffer by the name of John Biden who worked for Labor leader Sherman Tribbit, to bolt and form his own one-man party, the Whig Party. He sold himself and his party as a ‘genuine liberal alternative’ to the Democrats and their Republican allies on one hand, and Labor on another. He managed to win one seat in the first election the Whigs ran in, and found that when he lambasted the ‘tripartisan’ system of seemingly no principles but power, he received the most applause and leant into that to surge every election.
By 1989 after seemingly every combination of Republicans, Democrats and Labor had their turn in government, the Delawarean people had enough. By that point the Whig Party cannibalised the once-formidable Dewey Republican faction, causing that party to become more equally-factionalised between it and the growing Buckleyites, shifting the party to the right, and took Labor’s more centrist faction, causing it to become more left-wing than the average Labor party. With both left and right ‘radicalised’ and yet discredited as parties of principle, the Whigs won a majority easily.
And John Biden delivered, causing him to become more popular and win several more comfortable victories. With the Republicans already split between Buckleyites and Deweyians, and the Dewey Republicans of a deeply ‘pragmatic’ streak, and the Democrats yearning for power above all else, the two signed a party alliance in 1996. Biden lambasted this as yet more of the same ‘empty power-hungry politics’ that motivated the Whigs to emerge against, but it was appealing. Fundraised by the du Pont family (the wealthiest family in Delaware), the Democratic-Republican alliance managed to deny Biden his majority.
Turning to Labor for a coalition, Biden had to make several concessions to the left, which gradually alienated some of his centrist voters even as his deep charisma covered it, and there were murmurs that the Whigs ‘sold out’ like the others did. The Democrats and Republicans, eager for success, furthered their alliance into a united electoral label for 1999, the Democratic Republicans. In exchange for even more fundraising, the head of the du Pont family, Michael du Pont, was made the leader.
They cut into Biden’s majority even further. The Democratic Republicans were feeling triumphant, and moved to centralise the parties into one coherent organisation, the Democratic Republican Party. That was perhaps their sole blunder. For even though the Republicans and Democrats were dominated by ‘pragmatic’ politicians, not all their voters or politicians were so understanding about the permanent end to the parties.
The first split was led by Christy Robertson, daughter of former federal Pact of Christ faction leader Gordon J. Robertson and Delaware resident for a decade. The key difference was that the Democratic Republicans were theoretically a secular party that focused on economics and at most vaguely ‘Christian values’. And the economics weren’t even to the Pact’s liking, as it smelled too… libertarian. But with the federal Democratic Party, dominated by Wallacites, firmly backing the Democratic Republicans any possible Democratic split was killed in its cradle. However, the tension was too much to prevent a split from happening at all.
The Delaware Christian Coalition was declared in 2000 and immediately splashed in the polls, even as news came out that the Constitution Party, disgusted by their economic policy, refused to work with them. Many Pact of Christ members unofficially funded the Christian Coalition, mostly motivated by a sense of wanting to aid their beloved [and by then late] leader’s sole daughter in her quest to bring ‘salvation’ to Delaware. This was much to the Wallacites’ displeasure, but no concrete proof could be found that any top politicians were involved.
Meanwhile, on the other half of the Democratic Republicans, one Dewey Republican had an idea. Biden himself was a Dewey Republican once, and he benefited from splitting. So why couldn’t he do the same? Deeply disturbed by the growing racism in the party as Wallacites pulled it further and further away from Dewey’s ideals, Tom Ting would announce the Independent Alliance of Delaware in early 2001, branding it as ‘the real party of Lincoln’s values’. He got some interest, but most Dewey Republicans by then wrote off Delaware, or even secretly supported the Whigs above this unknown upstart’s party.
Michael du Pont however, was certain that no matter what, Delaware would not vote for yet another term of John Biden and his Whig-Labor coalition. The Christian right and the Don Quixotes would squabble, but most of Delaware knew the only game in town was Biden or du Pont. And they would vote accordingly. The Democratic Republican advertisements paid no heed to the Christian Coalition, Independent Alliance or even Labor. According to them, it was a two-horse race between the Democratic Republicans and the Whigs. And they proved so perversive that nobody could last a month without being exposed to one.
And the voters voted accordingly, much to Governor Michael du Pont’s satisfaction. John Biden however, scrambled for a solution. He found it via centralising his side so it would fight against the Democratic Republicans much more effectively – the Whig-Labor Party. And hence started Delaware’s new duopoly, only thirty years after the last one collapsed.
[Flag was created by 'rubberduck3y6' on DeviantArt and portraits are, as always, courtesy of FaceApp.]
May be a bit dark for Christmastime, but whatever. Make of it what you would, I guess.
You sure can, Gillan1220!
Just make sure that you credit me in the description and maybe add a link to your timeline so I can take a look at it.Well Gokbay, I honestly have no idea.
Maybe they are and maybe they aren't. Both are capable of speaking human languages and are both members of the primate family, but they don't interact with humans on a daily basis.- Status