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Progressive Era Presidential Elections
1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912
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| 1880 | The main issues in the “bloody shirt campaign were Civil Service Reform and a Protective Tariff |
| 1884 | This election featured such slogans as “Ma, Ma, Where’s my Pa?” and “Gone to the White House, Ha Ha Ha” |
| 1888 | For the first time since MVB, a sitting president was voted out of office in this election; this election was also famous for its “repeaters” and “floaters” |
| 1892 | During this election, the Populists were formed, with its presidential candidate receiving 1,029,846 popular votes and 22 Electoral Votes |
| 1896 | During this election, the “Cross of Gold” speech was given by the first candidate that truly traveled the nation to campaign for the presidency |
| 1900 | Imperialism and continued prosperity were the main issues of this election; the Republican slogan was “4 more years of the full dinner pail” |
| 1908 | Whatever chances the Democratic candidate had in this election of victory vanished when he called for socializing the railroads |
| 1912 | This election featured major “heavyweight” candidates from the Republican, Democrat, and Progressive (Bull Moose) parties |
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