2007-10-17 13:13:14 · 4 answers · asked by hjunetta 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
He was first elected as Vice President under President McKinley. Upon McKinley's death in office from a gunshot wound in September of 1901, T.R. became President. He was elected in his own right in 1904. In that election he defeated a man who had run for President against McKinley and lost: William Jennings Bryan. Probably the only guy who ran for President three times on a major ticket without getting elected. So, many people voted for T.R. as the "lesser of two evils", because Bryan was much more the populist than Roosevelt.
2007-10-17 15:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't elected. He took office after McKinley was assassinated. He was the VP and if my memory serves me correctly, he was not re-elected.
2007-10-17 13:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why not?
If he was a "populist" then that would probably have made him "popular."
2007-10-17 13:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he was "popular"?
2007-10-17 13:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋