WI: Democrat Howard Taft?

If a Progressive Party was to be formed earlier and replace the Republicans, when Taft was still a moderate liberal, and he had joined with Teddy Roosevelt, then when he took his Conservative 1908ish turn would he of either Joined the Democrats or established his own Moderate/ Conservative Party?

I was just wondering because no matter where you stood politially the party was a regional attachment, and I didnt know if Taft would of dared joining the Democratic Party.

This question refers to the next part of my TL btw. Its not just spontaneously random.
 

wormyguy

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Taft, like nearly the entire Republican Party, was a protectionist on tariffs (albeit less of one than most Republicans), so that would not be a likely scenario.
 
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