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Something I've pondered about for a while: how does politics in the South change after survival of the Civil War? As I see it, most politicians at the time were essentially independents under a Democratic label, overall falling into the loose categorization of "Pro-Davis/Anti-Davis". It's likely to say that after the Civil War and the presidential election of 1867 approaches, a more definitive line between partisan opponents would force some type of political organization to take place.

'Course, it's not simple to see what the outcome is of such system. Do we see a two party system, or a majoritarian party dominate? Are the parties set by class, ideology, support of Davis, or a mixture of everything? What are the issues that set both parties apart? Who is likely to be prominent post-Civil War in these parties?
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