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Morning No: Would 80 Senators Be Enough? | 78 comments

Roosevelt's run wasn't the failure you make it out to be. (0.00 / 0)

Teddy Roosevelt was one of the most popular presidents ever, and even HE couldn't win a third party race, and his run ended up splitting the republicans causing the democrat to get elected.

It did far more than that. It led many progressive Republicans to switch over to the Democratic Party, causing a major and lasting shift in the two political parties' ideological makeup. Republicans became more right-wing, while the Democrats began to embrace a progressive platform. So even though Roosevelt's candidacy failed to win him the election, it did have a powerful effect on the political dynamic.

by: Michael Kwiatkowski @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 14:45:25 PM CDT

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Morning No: Would 80 Senators Be Enough? | 78 comments

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