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Posted By: paulstratton

Yes, he did lose. If you add up the votes for Taft and TR they outnumber Wilson's however. That kind of party split probably wouldn't happen in today's world. I like TR's platform in 1912..."To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day." Some things never change I guess...