Theodore Roosevelt, Democrat?

I just had a strange thought. I'm wondering, what would happen if Teddy Roosevelt became a Democrat? It might be ASB, but I think it would be interesting to take a look at.

First of all, what would have to happen for him to become a Democrat?
Would he still come to be President?
What would the effeccts be of a Democrat Teddy Poosevelt Presidency be on US History? How would it effect both parties?

Has someone written a timeline like this before?
 
An easy way to make Teddy Roosevelt a Democrat would be to have his father die in 1859/1860. After all, his mother was a strong supporter of the Confederacy and therefore in all likelihood a Democrat. With heavier influence from his mother (and perhaps adoptive father) Teddy goes on to become a Democrat.
 

Xen

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An easy way to make Teddy Roosevelt a Democrat would be to have his father die in 1859/1860. After all, his mother was a strong supporter of the Confederacy and therefore in all likelihood a Democrat. With heavier influence from his mother (and perhaps adoptive father) Teddy goes on to become a Democrat.

That would be a very different Teddy Roosevelt though, maybe even a much weaker one.

Maybe something out in North Dakota causes him to reevaluate his political alignment, when he returns to New York he registers as a Democrat and goes on to have a different political career, perhaps even getting elected President in 1904, 1908, 1912 or 1916.
 

mowque

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That would be a very different Teddy Roosevelt though, maybe even a much weaker one.

Maybe something out in North Dakota causes him to reevaluate his political alignment, when he returns to New York he registers as a Democrat and goes on to have a different political career, perhaps even getting elected President in 1904, 1908, 1912 or 1916.

TR and Bryan. That would have been fireworks.
 
Here's a thought: McKinley doesn't die and the Repubs succeed in keeping TR quarantined from power. Saying 'tahellwitit' he enters the Dems taking the progressive Repub wing with him. Uniting with the industrial northern dems agaisnt the southern dems he finagles a power base for a POTUS run.
 
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