"Tony, you haven't been to my place for a long time since Scarlett came home!" On this day, Tangning visited Frick's house. As soon as he walked in, Frick joked to him.
"Isn't it a bit busy lately?" Tangning explained awkwardly.
After chatting for a while, Tangning cut to the chase and said, "Uncle Frick, I heard that you are very familiar with Mr. Philip Carlos of the Constitutional Federalist Party in our state?"
Frick nodded and replied: "Yes, why do you suddenly think of asking this?"
"Well, because I want to join the Constitutional Federalist Party!" Tangning replied in a deep voice.
"Join the Constitutional Federalist Party? Why join him? It can't be to run for president, right?" Frick joked.
To his surprise, Tangning nodded seriously and replied, "You're right, it's just to run for president!"
After hearing what Tang Ning said, Frick looked at Tang Ning as if he were a patient: "Tony, did I hear you correctly?"
"Uncle Frick, you heard me right, I do want to run for president! Of course, I also know that with my ability and capital, it is impossible to succeed in the election, but at least let me participate, isn't this a good idea?
Life experiences and memories!" Tang Ning explained.
Maybe it was because he was older, so when he heard Tangning say it was for "life experience and memories", Flick actually secretly agreed in his heart, because he had often regretted not being crazy when he was young recently.
As a result, many things cannot be done even if they want to. Take Tangning's case as an example. It is definitely impossible to become the president, but there seems to be a chance to participate.
In fact, what Tang Ning said was not entirely true. Part of it was just for fun, but it also meant that he wanted to have a chance to speak publicly.
In his view, the first step in the South's defeat in the Civil War was not running for president. If the successful US President in 1861 was not Abraham Lincoln but a Southern Democratic candidate, then it is very likely that the six Southern Republicans would have lost the election.
The slave states would not have withdrawn, and the Civil War would not have occurred.
Moving forward, the South's defeat in the presidential election was mainly due to internal disagreements within the Southern Democratic Party. The representative sent by the Northern Republican Party was mainly Abraham Lincoln, while the South sent several representatives. Internal friction was too serious.
In fact, the most powerful candidate of the Democratic Party is Steven Douglas, who defeated Lincoln in the Illinois Senate race. With his ability, knowledge and appeal among the people, there is a high chance that he will not lose.
To Lincoln.
But many Democrats in the South did not like Douglass. Some of them did not trust him, and others could not agree with his policies on the issue of slavery. Douglass did not oppose slavery or the promotion of slavery, but he once said that the Union
The law cannot impose slavery on areas that are unwilling to accept slavery. This is what he calls the "theory of popular sovereignty."
The southern Democrats who opposed Douglas were led by William Yancey of Alabama. Yancey wanted to include support for slavery in the Democratic campaign platform. He knew that once such words were written, Douglas would not accept it within the party.
Nomination. If unsuccessful, Yancey was prepared to lead Southern Democrats to withdraw from the convention and even quit the Democratic Party.
As a result, these guys who opposed Douglas recommended another candidate, Breckinlich, believing that he could better represent and protect the interests of the South. John Bell, the Constitutional Federalist Senator from Tennessee in the South, came to join in the fun again, and this time there was a serious divide.
Take away Democratic votes.
The positions of the North and the South were clearly divided. Originally, the number of southern states was inferior to that of the North, and the Democratic Party did not unite to deal with Lincoln, so the Democratic Party lost the election before it even started.
To be honest, if Tangning could time travel a few years earlier, he would definitely join the Democratic Party as soon as possible, then slowly get involved in it, and strive to participate in the election on behalf of the Democratic Party.
But the time given to him now is too little. He has less than two years to run for president. With such a short time and his current foundation, it is impossible to gain a voice in the Democratic Party. This is the path to politics.
He had already given up, but when he was reading the newspaper a few days ago, he accidentally saw news about the Constitutional Federalist Party. This made Tangning suddenly think that since Tennessee's Senator John Bell of the Constitutional Federalist Party could run for office, what if he
If you also join the Constitutional Federalist Party, you may be able to participate in the presidential election. Even if you cannot participate, you can at least have a chance to speak publicly and share your analysis. If it can inspire and alert some big bosses or people with real power, you can also
It can be regarded as my own contribution to delaying the Civil War and prolonging my life as a slave owner.
After all, I can only think of ways to join politics, and forget about joining the army. I am not that material, and based on the description of Rhett Butler making dirty money during the war in "Gone with the Wind", I guess even if I join the army, I won't be able to outplay these old foxes...
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So he began to ask around how to join the Constitutional Federalist Party, and what surprised him was that his acquaintance Frick was actually very familiar with Philip Carlos, the chairman of the Louisiana Constitutional Federalist Party. The only regret was that Louis
The energy of the Constitutional Federalist Party in Anna is incomparable to that of Tennessee. They still have a senator. But the Constitutional Federalist Party in Louisiana is great. Not to mention the senator, there is not even a state legislator...
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But it is precisely because of this that I have the opportunity to join. Otherwise, why would others absorb a little guy like me who has no background or energy?
Although Frick didn't know the complicated thoughts in Tang Ning's mind, he was still very supportive, so he immediately promised that he would find Felipe Carlos in a few days and recommend Tang Ning to him. It shouldn't be a problem.
It turned out that Frick was not bragging. Within a week, he brought good news to Downing. Philip agreed to Downing's joining the Constitutional Federalist Party in Louisiana and recommended him to participate in this year's state congressional election.
Of course, don’t think that Philip gave Frick much face. In fact, although the Constitutional Federalist Party has the qualifications to recommend state legislators for election, in fact no one in the party participated at all, because this is like Mark Twain.
"Running for Governor", even if I go, I will be supporting the Democratic Party, so no one is willing to go, so why not give this little guy Tangning a chance to make mischief...
PS: Thank you to book friend "Liang Nalian" for your support! Also, I'm sorry, I originally thought I could update two chapters during my holiday this afternoon, but ended up working overtime until after five o'clock...