Question

William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt both began as Republicans. Why did Roosevelt leave the Republican party?

Answer 1

Taft defeated Roosevelt in Republican primaries after Roosevelt had already served two terms as a Republican President.

Step-by-step explanation:

They supported each other politically but strongly disliked each other personally. -They ran against each other in the General election. -Taft defeated Roosevelt in Republican primaries after Roosevelt had already served two terms as a Republican President

Answer 2

He left the party because he felt that the way that Taft was running the party was worse than what he expected as he believed Taft would be more progressive while in reality Taft only claimed that he was so.