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[19] The Democrats built their campaign around the slogan, "He Kept Us Out of War," saying a Republican victory would mean war with both Mexico and Germany. Wilson's position was probably critical in winning the Western states. [20] Charles Evans Hughes advocated greater mobilization and preparedness for war. [21]
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1912. Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated incumbent Republican president William Howard Taft while defeating former president Theodore Roosevelt (who ran under the banner of the new Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party) and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921.He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge led the opposition to the treaty; he despised Wilson and hoped to humiliate him in the ratification battle. Republicans were outraged by Wilson's failure to discuss the war or its aftermath with them. An intensely partisan battle developed in the Senate, as Republicans opposed the treaty and Democrats largely supported it.
The Democrats took control of the House in the 1910 election. President Taft was challenged for reelection in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt for the 1912 Republican nomination. Taft prevailed and Roosevelt and his "progressive" faction formed a new third party. The result was a Democratic landslide making Woodrow Wilson president.
The director of strategy at the group Republican Voters Against Trump, John Conway, notes that there’s a large “divide” in the party between the Trump-loving base and the mostly “college ...
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The Republicans won large gains in the House, taking 25 seats and ending coalition control of the chamber. [5] In the Senate, Republicans gained 5 seats, taking control of the chamber by a slim majority. [6] The elections were a major defeat for progressives and Wilson's foreign policy agenda, and foreshadowed the Republican victory in the 1920 ...