Why did Taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that Taft was running two campaigns?

Taft’s opponent, Democrat William Jennings Bryan, accused him of presenting different versions of himself to different voters. Taft appealed to progressives in the West while reassuring conservative Republicans in the East, leading Bryan to say he was running two campaigns. The correct choice is “Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.”

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