Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?

Roosevelt supported Taft because he believed Taft would continue the progressive policies and reforms Roosevelt had pursued as president. Roosevelt saw Taft as a trusted successor, not chiefly because Taft had served as vice president; Taft had not held that office. The correct choice is that Roosevelt thought Taft would carry out Roosevelt’s progressive reforms.

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