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How Did William Howard Taft Win the Presidency

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How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?


A) Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun.
B) He promised to expand the authority of the executive branch and to rethink the distribution of power among the other two government branches.
C) He had a "crusading spirit" that rivaled Roosevelt's and had held elected office for most of his career.
D) He was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff and promised to entirely dismantle the American system of capitalism.
E) He attacked Roosevelt's progressive policies, which appealed to the many political and business enemies Roosevelt had made.

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