Problem
A. At the Republican Party national convention in 1912, Taft called Roosevelt "the greatest menace to our institutions that we have had in a long time." Roosevelt, in turn, called Taft part of "the forces of reaction and of political crookedness." What information in the article shows you why they would show such hostility toward each other?
B. In what ways did all four candidates share progressive ideas?
C. Compare Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Wilson's New Freedom. Then, compare the Socialist Party platform to both of them. What were the key differences between the progressivism of Debs and that of Roosevelt and Wilson?