The 1912 Campaign...Problems in the White House....

[demswin2004]

What happens when a beloved president leaves office to make room for a friend? And comes back 4 years later after the failure of his friends job to take his job, again? A Republican divide. 1912 marked the lowest electoral vote received for a president ever. 8 lousy, disgusting, horrible, laughable votes that destroyed Taft's future career and his friendship with Teddy.

Teddy, as we know, received 88 electoral votes, but in an election that Republicans had a chance of winning, Woodrow Wilson slipped in and won by one of the largest majorities a Democrat has won by. Just four years later, Woodrow Wilson would win by one of the closest elections ever.

This proves a 'divide' between parties can virtually distroy you rather than help you. This is what happened in 1968 and 1980 campaigns for Democrats.

[demswin2004]

Not exactly sure that was to the point......but, anyways....if Theo was the only runner in the Republican ticket...then Republicans would've won by a landslide. But, if it was a Taft v. Wilson campaign....I'm not exactly sure who would've won.