AHC: Taft Runs Unaposed

Hi all,
With a Pod no earlier than March the 4th, 1909, Your challenge is to prevent both TR's bid for the 1912 republican nomination and his attempt to run as a third party candidate, leaving Taft unaposed in the primaries.

Death/injury is not an option-TR must be physically able to challenge Taft if he wishes.
 
Well they could reconcile. TR needs to be more diplomatic and not act as if he's still the President.
 
Well they could reconcile. TR needs to be more diplomatic and not act as if he's still the President.

TR's backers did a very hard sell given his initial skepticism- how apocalyptic the situation was, etc. A slightly softer sell probably means he stays out. Depending on what happens in Europe and with his own health, TR might run again in '16 or '20 since he always regretted making himself a lame duck on Election Night 1904 (one of the top presidential gaffes IMO). Butterflies probably mean Clark, not Wilson, is the nominee.
 
Well they could reconcile. TR needs to be more diplomatic and not act as if he's still the President.

As I understand it, TR's lack of deplomacy re Taft's presidency was the problem, combined with TR's concerns Taft wasn't being as forceful at reform as he should be.
 
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