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In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was no longer President--Taft was President. He had won the nomination in 1908 only because of TR's support. Taft won the nomination in 1912 because he had the advantage of incumbency.

Taft was a Progressive Republican like TR but without the personality--it was said that TR was like a Fourth of July celebration and Taft was like the day after (when everyone is exhausted). Taft was selected to carry out Roosevelt's policies--TR's supporters said that he was carrying them out--on a stretcher.

So different from the current situation where Biden is doing his utmost to reverse all of Trump's policies (just as Trump did his best to reverse Obama's).

TR's supporters said that he was carrying them out--on a stretcher.

That's what it would be like if Pence became the POTUS today.