Roosevelt formed the Bull Moose Party for which of the following reasons?

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anonymous · Answer

He failed to win the Republican nomination at the 1912 convention.


He wanted to extend his presidency by at least one more term.


The remaining members of the Populist Party had pledged their continued support.


He believed that Taft could not beat the Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson

anonymous · Answer

When Teddy Roosevelt left the White House in 1908 he hand picked his successor. Roosevelt took a safari expedition to Africa for the next 4 years. When he came home he found the country in a mess. He was so angry that he decided to create a split party called the "Bull Moose Party". Roosevelt took in 88 electoral votes coming in second behind Wilson