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William H. Taft was elected president in 1908. He enraged the Republican Progressives by lowering tariff rates, replacing the secretary of the interior and by breaking up the U.S Steel trust.

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Q: How did Taft lose support of the republican progressives?
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What did Progressives like and not like about Taft?

Because it did not lower Tariffs enough and did very little to positively take care of taxes. It also caused Taft to lose the support of his progressive wing of his party.


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