McClellan winning in the way you describe would take such a massive flip in voters that I really can't see a path to it happening short of massive changes in the years before 1864, which more or less invalidates the scenario. Or time-traveling South Africans. Either way, not seeing it.
What? You're not making any sense. I never put the deadline in the election year itself. Just pretty much any sequence of events with McClellan still running but sort of winning this time.
You sure? I know such a body was set up in 1876, but I didn't know of any provision for one in 1864.
If there was one, who was on it? If it has a Republican majority it's not hard to guess how it will rule Politics then were, if possible, even more partisan than today.
Well in 1876, the commission was made after disputed returns came in. One didn't actually exist in 1864, but such a body is the only one capable of resolving disputed states. Although, I suppose in this case you might be right that doesn't really apply since none of the states have disputed returns, the only question is does Tenasee get to send its electors after being toldf it was a complete waste of time.
Manton Marble, the Pro-Peace editor of the New York World, that he was in favor of a ceasefire and negotiations with the Confederacy without pre-conditions.
First off, they weren't friends so this is a bit at odds with your claim that he told his friends he was in favor of peace. Democrats of the 19th century weren't afraid ofmisinforming the press just to get what they wanted. Still, we should take McClellan's words at face value since he didn't say anything else, so let's not assume he's lying at this point in time about his intentions at this point in time. A bit more importantly Also, in this case the
ceasefire was without pre-conditions. This is negotiating in good faith that you come to the table without demanding stuff from the get go. It doesn't actually mean you concede anything without getting what you want. McCelllan was a war democrat right up to the convention when the peace democrats forced his platform.