The Mikado
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« on: January 21, 2021, 05:40:14 PM » |
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« edited: January 21, 2021, 05:50:07 PM by The Mikado »
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I definitely think that a lasting CSA would develop party politics (or at least pseudo party politics) eventually. States like NC, TN, and LA had very strong Whig Parties just a decade removed and a lot of the ex-Whigs were never really on board with Davis even if they were on board with secession. I'd expect those three states would become the base of a lot of politicians opposed to Davis and his successors. (Remember, the CSA had a single six year term limit for President, like modern Mexico)
EDIT: House apportionment by state for the 1860s in the Confederate Congress:
AL: 9
AR: 4
FL: 2
GA: 10
KY: 12 (Let's assume that in the war only the 11 states that actually seceded are in this CSA, so we'll ignore the KY ones)
MO: 7 (ditto)
LA: 6
MS: 7
NC: 10
SC: 6
TN: 11
TX: 6
VA: 16
So without KY and MO, that Confederate House would have 87 members. Add 22 Senators and you have a CSA Electoral College of 109.
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