1912: Champ Clark (D) vs. Roosevelt (P) vs. Taft (R)
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« on: August 19, 2007, 06:07:26 PM »

1912: President William Howard Taft is renominated by the Republicans in an acrimonious convention. Former President Theodore Roosevelt walks out and establishes the Progressive Party, popularly called the "Bull Moose Party."

The Democrats nominate House Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri.

Who wins? Maps.

Here's mine:



Clark (D): 265
T. Roosevelt (P): 258
Taft (R): 8

This could be overly generous to Roosevelt. I figured he would do better as the sole "progressive" in the race and against a relatively conservative Democrat like Clark.
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2007, 02:14:41 PM »


Clark: 280
Taft: 54
Roosevelt: 197
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« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2007, 01:52:08 PM »

In 1912 the country had moved to the left, probably as far left as it ever did. A Clark/Roosevelt/Taft election would have matched two conservatives against one liberal; therefore TR would have gotten all the liberal votes (at least the ones that Debs didn't get) and probably would have won the election.
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