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Why did Taft win the Republican nomination during the 1912 presidential race?
Taft had the support of the conservative Democrats.
Taft had the support of Republican progressives.
Taft had the support of the northern Republican conservatives.
Taft had the support of the progressive Democrats.
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Taft had the support of the northern Republican conservatives.
He won the nomination because party regulars, bosses, and conservative leaders controlled the delegate machinery at the convention, while progressive Republicans mostly backed Theodore Roosevelt.
He won the nomination because party regulars, bosses, and conservative leaders controlled the delegate machinery at the convention, while progressive Republicans mostly backed Theodore Roosevelt.
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