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The first Progressive Party

The first was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Roosevelt ran against President Taft for the Republican nomination, spurred by bitter resentment of the policies of Taft, who had been Roosevelt's hand-picked successor. After Roosevelt was defeated in the primary, reporters suggested that he was no longer fit for the office. Retorting that he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1912 Presidential election. Roosevelt had the satisfaction of defeating Taft in the popular vote, and by a large margin of 88-8 in the electoral vote, but the split engendered in the Republican vote allowed Woodrow Wilson to win the presidency. The party, which in reality consisted of little more than Roosevelt's presidential campaign, soon folded and Roosevelt returned to the Republican Party. Theodore Roosevelt ( October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the twenty-fifth ( 1901) Vice President and the twenty-sixth ( 1901- 1909) President of the United States, succeeding to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley. ... William Howard Taft I ( September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States ( 1909- 1913), and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States ( 1921 - 1930). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Introduction The 1912 election was marked by hostility and division between the establishment and Progressive factions of the Republican Party. ... The United States Electoral College is the electoral college which chooses the President and Vice President of the United States at the conclusion of each Presidential election. ... Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson ( December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 45th state Governor of New Jersey ( 1911- 1913) and later the 28th President of the United States ( 1913- 1921). ...

The second Progressive Party

The second was formed under the leadership of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. of Wisconsin, another erstwhile Republican, in 1924. La Follette's politics ran toward the socialist end of the spectrum; he favored public ownership of railroads, etc. His run for the presidency under this ticket garnered 17% of the popular vote, but carried only one state (his native Wisconsin). The Republican ticket, headed by incumbent president Calvin Coolidge, won the election. La Follette continued to serve in the Senate as a Republican until his death the following year, and was succeeded by his son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., who also served as a Republican; another son, Philip, later served as governor of Wisconsin as a Progressive, the highest office to which any U.S. Progressive has ever been elected while running as such. Robert Marion La Follette, Sr. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Introduction Incumbent President Coolidge was relatively popular, and the economy was booming. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Philip Fox La Follette (May 8, 1897–August 18, 1965), son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. ... Governors of Wisconsin: Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Wisconsin ...

The third Progressive Party

In 1948, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent Progressive Party) was formed with an eye toward electing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace as President. Wallace was also supported by several other small parties, such as the American Labor Party of New York. The Communist Party USA did not field a presidential candidate, and instead endorsed Wallace for President; given the tenor of U.S. politics, this endorsement was to hinder Wallace far more that it would help him. Wallace was yet another former Republican, who had nevertheless supported Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and then served under Roosevelt as Secretary of Agriculture, Vice President, and Secretary of Commerce under both Roosevelt and his successor Truman. When Wallace refused to expel Communists working in the party during the 1948 election, his campaign was severely criticized by both the Truman and Dewey camps. Running as a peace candidate in the nascent Cold War era, he garnered no electoral votes and less than 3% of the popular vote. Dick Cheney 46th and current Vice President (2001- ) The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Henry Agard Wallace ( October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States. ... The American Labor Party was a socialist political party in the United States active almost exclusively in the state of New York. ... The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) is one of several Marxist_Leninist groups in the United States. ... Alfred Emanuel Smith ( December 30, 1873– October 4, 1944), often known as Al Smith, was Governor of New York and a U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. ... This is the most common use of FDR. For other uses, see FDR (disambiguation). ... The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. ... The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Thomas Dewey - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Cold War ( 1947- 1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. ...

In 1952, the party ran Charlotta Bass for Vice President, making her the first African-American woman to run for national office; their presidential candidate was lawyer Vincent Hallinan. This campaign attracted little media attention and few votes; it was not even on the ballot in many states. Wallace had at this point made a concerted effort to distance himself from Communism, even writing a book entitled Why I Was Wrong. The Progressive Party disbanded in 1955, as the Cold War began to dominate the political spectrum in the United States, and any party which had not taken a stridently anti-Communist position was deemed to be unviable. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... For other uses of the word Media see media (disambiguation). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Current and minor progressive parties

Currently active in the states of Vermont and Washington, the Vermont Progressive Party and the Washington Progressive Party (http://progressive.notanumberinc.com/) intends to spread the centrist New Progress to the rest of the United States. The parties' mascot is also the Bull Moose. This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article deals with the U.S. state. ... The Progressive Party of Vermont is perhaps the United States most consistently successful current minor party, although it is active in only one state. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ...

See also

• Guardian (US)
• Progressive Party
• Progressive Party (Vermont)
• List of political parties in the United States

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External link

• Conference for Progressive Political Action (1922- 1925) (http://www.marxists.org/subject/usa/eam/cppa.html) predecessor and contributing organization to the 1924 Progressive Party. Early American Marxist Archive (http://www.marxists.org/subject/usa/eam/index.html) retrieved April 29, 2005.

• Progressive Party of Vermont Web Site (http://www.progressiveparty.org/)