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

Roosevelt supported Taft as his successor because he believed Taft would continue his progressive policies and reforms. Taft had experience as a judge and governor of the Philippines, but Roosevelt’s main reason for choosing him was confidence that he would carry on the reform program. Therefore, the correct choice is that Roosevelt thought Taft would carry out his progressive reforms.

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