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Seeing Europe and America like that, makes me wonder what Africa looks like.
A thing you should keep in mind is that elections in the CUA are more of a show rather than a change in government (They can happen any time kinda like how the UK works IRL), Elections aren't a set thing and haven't been since the Federal States, and even then it was a lot less than the USA. But the Order of Burr, even though it has factions, is hierarchical and if the high end oligarchs like you as a candidate they will have you win.A good update here and shows how things have done with the CUA going in the direction it has politically. Are Virginia and New York the states that basically define which direction the CUA go in?
Yes, this Trump is part of a well established dynasty as was mentioned in the War of '82 wikibox.I presume that Trump is part of a political dynasty ITTL, as per the mention of his father?
nopeAny reason that only a plurality (looks like 40%) of EVs are needed to win?
Any reason that only a plurality (looks like 40%) of EVs are needed to win?
You could explain it away as an unholy hybrid of the Electoral College and that proposed amendment that almost abolished it in the sixties. It would have established a two round system like France uses but you could win on the first round with a forty percent plurality as an implicit roadblock to uppity third parties.nope
I do like that alot, I wasn't aware of this proposal?You could explain it away as an unholy hybrid of the Electoral College and that proposed amendment that almost abolished it in the sixties. It would have established a two round system like France uses but you could win on the first round with a forty percent plurality as an implicit roadblock to uppity third parties.
It was called the Bayh-Celler Amendment and was probably the closest it's ever gotten to passing. It was put forward in the wake of the 1968 disparity between the EV (Nixon won with a 110 elector margin) and the popular vote (less than 1% margin) and 30 states were set to pass it right out of the gate. It was filibustered by Strom Thurmond and a handful of southern Democrats and small state conservatives who argued that the current system was perfectly workable and the loopholes baked in would probably never be relevant in practice. Womp womp.I do like that alot, I wasn't aware of this proposal?
Another case of "foiled by Strom Thurmond"... *sigh*It was called the Bayh-Celler Amendment and was probably the closest it's ever gotten to passing. It was put forward in the wake of the 1968 disparity between the EV (Nixon won with a 110 elector margin) and the popular vote (less than 1% margin) and 30 states were set to pass it right out of the gate. It was filibustered by Strom Thurmond and a handful of southern Democrats and small state conservatives who argued that the current system was perfectly workable and the loopholes baked in would probably never be relevant in practice. Womp womp.
Africa is still being worked on, I'm trying to find maps of native stuff so that's taking some time!I still wish to see at least a map of Africa. It must be crazy in this world, right @Luxembourgish Yeet ?
Not super like otl, the two bigger colonial empires in Africa ttl were France and Belguim... though where exactly I'll leave up to youHow thoroughly colonised was Africa ITTL?