Before the 1912 Presidential Election, Theodore Roosevelt left the Republican Party and ran for president with the newly formed the Progressive Party, also known as the Bull Moose Party. In what way did this impact the election?

Question

Before the 1912 Presidential Election, Theodore Roosevelt left the Republican Party and ran for president with the newly formed the Progressive Party, also known as the Bull Moose Party. In what way did this impact the election?
Responses
A	Roosevelt was unable to affect the Election of 1912 in any way.Roosevelt was unable to affect the Election of 1912 in any way.
B	Roosevelt took enough votes from each candidate to win the Election of 1912.Roosevelt took enough votes from each candidate to win the Election of 1912.
C	Roosevelt took votes from the Republican candidate, allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the election.
Roosevelt took votes from the Republican candidate, allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the election.
D	Roosevelt took votes from the Democratic candidate allowing Republican William H. Taft to win the election.

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The correct response is: **C** Roosevelt took votes from the Republican candidate, allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the election. In the 1912 Presidential Election, Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy with the Progressive Party pulled a significant number of votes away from the incumbent Republican candidate, William H. Taft. This division of the Republican vote enabled the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, to secure a victory.