After the Election of 1912, Taft ushered in a new, pro-business conservative rhetoric into the Republican Party, something Teddy Roosevelt, and many Republicans at the time, opposed strongly. When it seemed that Roosevelt MIGHT lose the nomination for 1912, he leaves the RNC, takes many to another Amphitheater, and creates the Bull Moose Party, eventually splitting the Republican Party's vote in 1912, leading to one of the only democratic victories during the Fourth System.
But what if Roosevelt stuck with it more, eased the anti-business rhetoric in the early primary season, and scored the nomination for a third time? Would the American people support a three-term presidency in 1912?
But what if Roosevelt stuck with it more, eased the anti-business rhetoric in the early primary season, and scored the nomination for a third time? Would the American people support a three-term presidency in 1912?