Political Parties in the Confederate States of America

Why the Whigs? They were the forerunners to the Republicans, who were largely persona non grata in much of the south following the Civil War.

And I'm not sure if they'd have Democrats, either. One less thing to tie them to the old Union.
 
Well what would they called them on Victoria II the CSA political parties are the Whigs and Democrats so just a thought
 

Spengler

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Victoria II is a video game. Not a accurate simulation of the actual 19th century or the possible 19th century.
 
Probably Democrats, Democrats and more Democrats for at least a while. Don't see very well-developed competitive democracy.
 
Weren't there southern pro-slavery Whigs?

There were plenty, and many became Democrats like Stephens. But given that the party was dead by the time of the Civil War, I don't see why the Confederacy would revive the party given that it preceded the Republicans. I wouldn't imagine that the Confederacy would keep any of the old political parties around. They'd need something to separate them from the North.
 
Indeed, there were a very large number. Alexander Stephens was a Whig, for example.
IIRC, wasn't slavery effectively what split the Whigs and led to their dissolution? Anyway, if so, then the eventual formation of a Whig Party in opposition to the Democrats wouldn't really be that surprising.
 
There were plenty, and many became Democrats like Stephens. But given that the party was dead by the time of the Civil War, I don't see why the Confederacy would revive the party given that it preceded the Republicans. I wouldn't imagine that the Confederacy would keep any of the old political parties around. They'd need something to separate them from the North.
Well, I imagine if the Confederacy wins, Democrats would be as good as politically dead in the water in the north. So they might only survive in the South.
 
Well, I imagine if the Confederacy wins, Democrats would be as good as politically dead in the water in the north. So they might only survive in the South.

Rum, Romanism, and rebellion, huh?

The Dems still had its share of pro-Union members, so I wouldn't imagine them completely fading away. But things would be drastically different, and the anti-war/pro-slavery Dems like Pendleton and Wood and the rest might split into a new party. That would bring all sorts of complications.
 

Anaxagoras

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Well, I imagine if the Confederacy wins, Democrats would be as good as politically dead in the water in the north. So they might only survive in the South.

Depends on how the war ends. It might end in such a way that the Republicans are discredited as the incompetent party that lost the war.
 
Protectionist? Protectionist how? The Southern economy was based on a free flow of exports and imports and Southern politicians had been opposed to tariffs for generations.

Well yeah I'll retract that just remembered their reaction to Jackson trying to increase Tariffs.
 
You would probably have to wait until after the first election in 1867 for political parties to form. From what I understand the planter class viewed organized parties as anathema to their ideals, but once a big election comes along it will be obvious that the biggest and best organized group will win they will grudgingly form them.

As for the names...well the "Dixiecrats" were all former Democrats so they might simply make themselves a Democratic Party, or perhaps a "New Democratic Party" (the NDP if you will :p) though whether they would align with the views of the slavocrats or the masses is up for debate. You could also have a "National Party" based on the ideals of promoting the Confederate identity and it's uniqueness through the "peculiar institution" as their selling point.
 
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