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The Presidential of 1912

In the 1912 elections, their were three different nominations for president. Their was Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt, of the three, Woodrow Wilson went onto win the election. Woodrow Wilson was a Democrat, his platform mostly stood for bringing people together. He stood among the platform of common interest. Theodore Roosevelt then lost to Taft for the Republican nomination, and he created his own political party called the Progressive party, or the "Bull Moose Party." An he stood on the platform of connecting trusts and monopolies. But since he was running for the Republican party, he stands on a lot of the same planks and platforms as Taft. Which are, trust-busting, strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission, expanding the civil service, establishing a better postal system, and promoting world peace.