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How did Theodore Roosevelt become a party nominee in presidential election of 1912

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Roosevelt tried to win the 1912 Republican nomination but failed, walked out, and founded a third party, the Progressive, so-called "Bull Moose" Party, which called for wide-ranging progressive reforms. This allowed the Democrats to win the White House.
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Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party. 
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