I've heard people say the republican devolve back into the whigs but I have never heard of what happens to the Democrats after a southern victory?
I've heard people say the republican devolve back into the whigs but I have never heard of what happens to the Democrats after a southern victory?
I'm on setteling accounts: Return to engagemnet right now but I have heard people say some very critical things about the series so I wanted to see what people on the forum think would have happend to the Democratic party.You should read Turtledove's TL-191. Good stuff.
One thing I've always wondered is why the Democratic Party, a major party of the rebellious south, seems to always remain a party in the Union in these scenarios. While I can see the Republicans getting some serious setbacks, wouldn't people have a much harder backlash against the Copperheads and the party they were from(even if it didn't fully support them)?
Possibly. It probably depends partly on HOW the South secedes. The Democrats could easily spin a 'peace with honor', or 'we're not fratricidal maniacs' or something similar, and keep some major core. Certainly enough to rule the country for a while until the neo-whigs re-coalesce.both the democrats and the republicans would proably fall apart and then simply reorganize. The dems would be seen as those who let the south go, while the reps will be seen as those who could not keep the south and caused the war.
there probably be a little political instablily for a while.the parties might splinter people will disagree on what to do next. everyone will be assiging blame to everyone else. but ultimatly mabe by the second elections everyone would be reorganized back into former party lines. the partys might be called difrent, so they can disenfranchise themselves from the past. but my guess is that they will ultimatly consist of the exdems and the exreps