Frémont Victory in 1856 – A Collaborative TL

November 4, 1856
Due to a greater effort at campaigning (from his front porch, of course) and choosing Speaker Nathaniel P. Banks as his vice-presidential nominee in order to appease more of the Know-Nothing crowd, Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont is able to win the Election of 1856 on that fateful November day:
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Fmr. Senator John C. Frémont (R–CA) / Speaker Nathaniel P. Banks (R–MA) – 172 EVs – 1,670,515 41.2%

Minister to Great Britain James Buchanan (D–PA) / Fmr. Representative John C. Breckinridge (D–KY) – 116 EVs – 1,759,717 – 43.4%
Fmr. President Millard Fillmore (A–NY) / Andrew Jackson Donelson (A–TN) – 8 EVs – 624,415 – 15.4%


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Art

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There have already been 2 TLs that started with a Fremont victory. Not that I'm complaining.
 
The only *very* faint chance for a Fremont victory is a fusion slate in PA combined with a victory in IL. See https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...ects-for-anti-buchanan-fusion-in-1856.349796/ for why I find this unlikely. And I have a hard time seeing Fremont carrying IN or NJ, as he does on your map. (Why on earth would Fremont-Banks do so much better than Fremont-Dayton in NJ? Dayton was an Old Whig *from* New Jersey.)

It might be different if the Democrats had nominated someone like Douglas or Pierce. But Buchanan (besides his home-state advantage in PA) was seen as a cautious elder statesmen who could appeal to conservative voters, including some Old Whigs.
 

Grimbald

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Well, the ACW starts 4 years earlier with the balance of forces slightly more evenly balanced. Kentucky is probably a bit more southern in nature. Lee is four years younger, less experienced but more vigorous.
 
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