As the poll for the Next Election Game is happening and as a way to keep a game fresh while I do my research, I have decided to do a new CSA presidential election Game, this time with actual backstory and parties set up. Without further Adieu, let's get this game started.
1879 Presidential Election:
Harris/Davis: 64/45.5%
Huntington/Haynes: 45/48.5%
Wigfall/Clay: 18/6%
President:
Isham G. Harris (C-TN) President from 1880-1886
In the Election of 1879, the rival to the
Confederate Party, the
Freedom Party, failed to give a candidate and thus 3 separate Candidates campaigned on the
Confederate Ticket. Despite former Tennessee Governor barely getting the required 64 Electoral Votes to win, thus avoiding a 1824 situation, He would still lose the Popular vote by 3%. At the same time, his party slowly began to fall apart and by the end of 1881, Samuel J Huntington created the
True Equality Party from the Left leaning supporters of the
Confederate Party as well as the remnants of the
Freedom Party and was thus powerful opposition to the President.
In 1882, the Moderates of the party left to form the
Constitutional Party under John C. Breckenridge and they have been seen as the real successor to the President's party. At the same time, the
Reactionist Party has been formed from the Right leaning members of the Confederate Party.
All three party leaders have announced that they will not be seeking to run for president in 1885 and many Historical Figure's have also denied the idea, calling Politics to not be in their interest anymore, thus giving the younger generation the chance to be president.
Parties:
Constitutional Party: This is the largest Party in the Nation and supports the Constitution of the Confederate States no matter what. They are considered the Moderates of the country.
True Equality Party: This party supports the idea of Centralizing the Nation via the Constitution and laying the groundwork for True Equality in the country. They are considered the Leftists of the country.
Reactionist Party This party supports the idea that the White Man is the most superior and that all other races, including the Native Allies in the Pueblo and Sequoyah territories, thus making them a tad bit too Radical for the Country.
List of Presidents:
1. Jefferson Davis (
NP-MS) [1862-1868]
2. Alexander H. Stephens (
C-GA) [1868-1874]
3. James Longstreet (
C-VA) [1874-1880]
4. Isham G. Harris (
C-TN) [1880-present]
Current Electoral Map (142 Electoral Votes; 72 Needed to Win):
Issues:
Mexican Intervention: Recently, there have been a number of skirmishes between us and the Mexican Military Junta and along the Rio Grande. Many in Congress have clamored for an intervention and perhaps in a few weeks, War will be declared. If that's the case, then the US puppet, The Chihuahuan Republic will be seen as great use by them as we will annex the MMJ once they have been defeated.
Anglo-American War of 1883: In 1883, Democratic President Samuel J. Tilden Declared war on the United Kingdom after an incident in which several British men attempted to take the Northwest territory for Canada. So far, the war has been a stalemate in Canada but the Union is making progress in the war. Many want to aid our British Ally but some fear that while we may be ready for a conquest of a Mexican faction in their Civil War, we are not let ready for a war against our Northern Rivals and there is the idea to keep the Union friendly, a policy President Harris has enforced.
Industrial Nation vs Agricultural Nation: There is a consistent war for control of the Economy between those for a
Agriculture and those for Industry. Whoever wins will determine the Economic future of the CSA
New National Bank: in 1876, President Longstreet determined that the Confederate National Bank was a failure and Practically and decided to end it and instead allowed our Economy to slow down and begin to repair itself. The 1877 charter for a New Bank that President Longstreet signed will officially come into effect in 1886. The question is, how will the new bank be handled?
50 Negros Act: In 1882, President Harris was able to repeal the 20 Negros Act but was forced to allow a replacement, the 50 Negros Act, which states that someone won't have to join during a draft if they 50 or more slaves or Negros under their command. The TEP and Constitutionalists both agree that this Act needs to be repealed and ended ASAP. The only question is if Congress will have more trickery up their sleeve to make a new Negros Act.
Character sheet:
Picture:
Name:
DoB:
Home State:
Previous Office(s):
Party:
Bio
Issue Stances:
Rules:
1. You can have 2 Endorsements per Turn unless they're a special Endorsement (Newspaper). PM me for an endorsement and have it be a reasonable one.
2. A turn is 96 hours long IRL and 1 month long in-game Until we begin the primaries, which I will detail below. Will give a 24 hour extension if asked.
3. There will be one party debate per turn in the primaries until we actually get past the Virginia Primary in March.
4. For issue Stances, you can choose Right, Centre-Right, Centre, Centre-Left, and Left and give a 3 sentence 1st POV explanation for your character. I also need a full list of your character's accomplishments and failures so I can make debate questions for each Candidate.
5. You can have a Historical Representative or Senator be your running mate once you've gained the needed delegates, though you will need to ask me if they would be interested.
JANUARY PRIMARIES
January 16th: Arkansas Primary (
Co-334 Delegates;
Te-456 Delegates;
R-123 Delegates)
January 24th: Tennessee Primary (
Co-564 Delegates;
Te-443 Delegates;
R-76 Delegates)
FEBRUARY PRIMARIES
February 7th: Louisana Primary (
Co-217 Delegates;
Te-112 Delegates;
R-43 Delegates)
February 16th: Texas Primary (
Co-312 Delegates;
Te-245 Delegates;
R-65 Delegates)
February 27th: Missouri Primary (
Co-468 Delegates;
Te-234 Delegates;
R-32 Delegates)
MARCH PRIMARIES
March 5th: Kentucky Primary (
Co-234 Delegates;
Te-121 Delegates;
R-16 Delegates)
March 14th: Florida Primary (
Co-72 Delegates;
Te-21 Delegates;
R-7 Delegates)
March 19th: Virginia Primary (
Co-598 Delegates;
Te-675 Delegates;
R-263 Delegates)
APRIL PRIMARIES
April 8th: North Carolina Primary (
Co-123 Delegates;
Te-47 Delegates;
R-31 Delegates)
April 16th: South Carolina Primary (
Co-176 Delegates;
Te-115 Delegates;
R-23 Delegates)
MAY PRIMARIES
May 17th: Georgia Primary (
Co-234 Delegates;
Te-117 Delegates;
R-12 Delegates)
May 29th: Alabama Primary (
Co-453 Delegates;
Te-233 Delegates;
R-37 Delegates)
JUNE PRIMARIES
June 14th: Mississippi Primary (
Co-321 Delegates;
Te-176 Delegates;
R-97 Delegates)
Reactionist Delegates: 825 (434 to be Nominated) Constitutional Delegates: 4106 (2072 to be Nominated)True Equality Delegates: 2995 (1622 to be Nominated)You can get delegates once you have a 15% polling in a state. Game starts in August 1884. Harris is bound to one term.
Current Constitutional Candidates: James Houston Jr. (Co-TX) [Kingpoleon]
Current True Equality Candidates: Current Reactionist Candidates: Andrew Kolb Hilton (R-FL) [Jon698]
Maps of Mexico and Canada
Mexico, 1884:
Canada, 1884:
Hope to see you in this game!