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There were three "Progressive Party" third party campaigns in U.S. history, in 1912, 1924 and 1948. Each was short lived.

There were three "Progressive Party" third party campaigns in U.S. history, in 1912, 1924 and 1948. Each was short lived.

==1912==

==1912==

The '''Progressive Party of 1912''' (nicknamed the '''Bull Moose Party''') was an American political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. It was named after the era of reform that people were already calling the [[Progressive Era]]. It was organized by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] when he [[Republican_Party#Progressive_insurgents_vs._Conservatives|lost the Republican nomination]] to [[William Howard Taft]] and pulled his delegates out of the convention. Roosevelt lost in 1912 and while a few local candidates were elected, by 1914 the party virtually collapsed.

The '''Progressive Party of 1912''' (nicknamed the '''Bull Moose Party''') was an American political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. It was named after the era of reform that people were already calling the [[Progressive Era]]. It was organized by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] when he [[Republican Party#Progressive insurgents vs. Conservatives|lost the Republican nomination]] to [[William Howard Taft]] and pulled his delegates out of the convention. Roosevelt lost in 1912 and while a few local candidates were elected, by 1914 the party virtually collapsed.

[[Image:1912GOP.JPG|thumb|175px|Taft won the 1912 convention so TR walked out]]  The "progressive Party" of 1912 was a part of the much larger [[Progressive Movement]], but most leaders of the Movement did not join the new party.

[[Image:1912GOP.JPG|thumb|175px|Taft won the 1912 convention so TR walked out]]  The "progressive Party" of 1912 was a part of the much larger [[Progressive Movement]], but most leaders of the Movement did not join the new party.

* Gable, John  A. ''The Bullmoose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party'' (1978).

* Gable, John  A. ''The Bullmoose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party'' (1978).

* Howland, Harold. ''Theodore Roosevelt and His Times, a Chronicle of the Progressive Movement'' (1920) [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2724 online at Gutenberg]

* Howland, Harold. ''Theodore Roosevelt and His Times, a Chronicle of the Progressive Movement'' (1920) [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2724 online at Gutenberg]

* Jensen, Richard. "Democracy, Republicanism and Efficiency:  The Values of American Politics, 1885-1930," in Byron Shafer and Anthony Badger, eds, ''Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000'' (U of Kansas Press, 2001) pp 149-180; [http://www.uic.edu/~rjensen/rj0025.htm online version]  

* Jensen, Richard. "Democracy, Republicanism and Efficiency:  The Values of American Politics, 1885-1930," in Byron Shafer and Anthony Badger, eds, ''Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000'' (U of Kansas Press, 2001) pp 149–180; [http://www.uic.edu/~rjensen/rj0025.htm online version]  

* Mowry, George E. ''Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement'' (1946), the standard history

* Mowry, George E. ''Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement'' (1946), the standard history

*Mowry, George. ''The Era of Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of Modern America, 1900-1912.'' (1954) general survey of era

*Mowry, George. ''The Era of Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of Modern America, 1900-1912.'' (1954) general survey of era

* Pinchot, Amos R. E. and Helene Maxwell Hooker. ''History of the Progressive Party, 1912-1916'' (1918)

* Pinchot, Amos R. E. and Helene Maxwell Hooker. ''History of the Progressive Party, 1912-1916'' (1918)

==External link==

==External links==

* [http://www.teddyroosevelt.com  TeddyRoosevelt.com: Bull Moose Information]

* [http://www.teddyroosevelt.com  TeddyRoosevelt.com: Bull Moose Information]