Third-Party

Theodore Roosevelt Forms Bull Moose Party After GOP Convention Theft: Republican Split Ensures Wilson Victory

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Theodore Roosevelt accepted the Progressive Party nomination for president at a convention in Chicago, formally splitting from the Republican Party after losing the nomination to his former friend William Howard Taft despite winning nine of twelve state primaries. Roosevelt’s “Bull …

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