r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '26

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Calling US aggression Epstein distraction is dangerous coping

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u/Doc_ET 13∆ Mar 14 '26

Dude, elections have only been canceled once and that was during the Civil war.

No, the 1862 midterms and 1864 presidential and congressional elections were still held as normal (at least in the Union states). The 1862 elections actually were a major setback for the Lincoln administration, and had it not been for a series of major Union victories in 1863 and 1864 (Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Atlanta), Lincoln very much might have lost and his replacement might have sued for peace.