American Civil War Election
And after this week s election debacle i think i may have had a point.
American civil war election. With donald trump s encouragement it has finally shed any residual sense of patriotic commitment as something distinct from party advantage. The civil war began primarily as a result of the long standing controversy over the enslavement of black people war broke out in april 1861 when secessionist. The last american civil war was one of the most brutal and harrowing conflicts ever fought.
The 1864 united states presidential election the 20th quadrennial presidential election was held on tuesday november 8 1864 in the midst of the american civil war incumbent president abraham lincoln of the national union party easily defeated the democratic nominee former general george b. It followed another poll released october 1 that found 61 percent of americans agree with the concern the u s. The american right has been pursuing politics as war since the 1990s becoming wilder after the election of barack obama.
The american civil war also known by other names was a civil war in the united states from 1861 to 1865 fought between northern states loyal to the union and southern states that had seceded to form the confederate states of america. Interim archives getty images in order to pull off the 1864 election the union needed a way for soldiers stationed far. Mcclellan by a wide margin of 212 21 in the electoral college with 55 of the popular vote.
Civil war is unlikely but the weeks and perhaps months after election day will surely be fraught. The next one if it starts will be the most pathetic. Even if trump is ultimately forced to relinquish power his core adherents will continue to view.
America s next civil war will start the day after the presidential election when the millions of fraudulent mail ballots will miraculously appear to overturn the re election of donald trump a friend of mine in california shared with me this letter written by the head surgeon of the local hospital to the head of the county health department. Another majority 52 percent said they have stockpiled food and other essentials because they anticipate social upheaval which they say will be linked to a. On tuesday biden was in gettysburg pennsylvania the site of the defining civil war battle in 1863 that ended up saving the union to make a point about the need to heal the country s political.
Union army soldiers lining up to vote during the american civil war 1864. There s more bad news.