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Presidential Election 1912- The Bull Moose Party
« on: April 14, 2016, 01:36:32 am »
The Bull Moose Party, also known as the Progressive Party, was founded by Theodore Roosevelt in order to split the votes of Republican voters in the election of 1912 (see below for details). The nickname "Bull Moose" came about after Roosevelt remarked that he was "as strong as a bull moose." Also see Origins of Progressivism for more information.

The new party emerged before the Election of 1912 as a result of the Republican Party's refusal to nominate Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate for presidency. He split from the Republican Party and formed the Bull Moose Party so that William Taft, the official Republican candidate would not serve another term as president. Although Roosevelt did not win the election, he was successful in splitting the Republican vote enough so that the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, won.....

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Re: Presidential Election 1912- The Bull Moose Party
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Re: Presidential Election 1912- The Bull Moose Party
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2016, 01:56:01 am »
I need to dig around and find my copy of The Warrior and the Priest, but I seem to recall a reference to Wilson and Roosevelt being friends and rumors at the time Roosevelt was purposefully helping Wilson to spite the Republican party who he felt betrayed him by not nominating him.
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Re: Presidential Election 1912- The Bull Moose Party
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2016, 02:44:15 pm »
Let's look at how this mirrors today.

Democrat candidate (Wilson/Clinton) faces Socialist challenger (Debs/Sanders).

Faces Conservative challenger (Taft/Most of Republican field) who should be a shoe-in. Uses loud mouth candidate promising everything (Roosevelt/Trump) to anger and split the party- big issues, trade and immigration.

Loud mouth 'denied' nomination, splits to make his own party (Progressive Party, AKA Bull Moose).

Republicans split, hands Wilson nomination.

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Re: Presidential Election 1912- The Bull Moose Party
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2016, 02:19:44 am »
Quote from: AbaraXas on April 16, 2016, 02:44:15 pm
Let's look at how this mirrors today.

Democrat candidate (Wilson/Clinton) faces Socialist challenger (Debs/Sanders).

Faces Conservative challenger (Taft/Most of Republican field) who should be a shoe-in. Uses loud mouth candidate promising everything (Roosevelt/Trump) to anger and split the party- big issues, trade and immigration.

Loud mouth 'denied' nomination, splits to make his own party (Progressive Party, AKA Bull Moose).

Republicans split, hands Wilson nomination.




Here we go again, again.
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