U.S. President William Howard Taft had tried to make tariff reform his signature issue. Unfortunately for him, his efforts have

borne little fruit, and the American public is becoming increasingly impatient with Taft's measured

judicial approach. The stunning Democratic gains in the 1910 midterm elections presage a hard fight ahead for Taft's

re-election campaign. Of course, other American presidents have faced equal challenges, but here's

something no president has ever faced before or since, a challenge to his own party nomination from his predecessor and mentor and the man he

once called friend. Welcome to the history of the 20th century.

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The United States presidential election of 1912 is unique in the history of American politics.

The closest comparison is to the presidential election of 1860, which was the only four-way race in American presidential history,

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