Complete the following paragraph about the 1912 presidential election. After winning the 1908 presidential election in a landslide as Theodore Roosevelt's , William Howard Taft faced stiff opposition in his reelection bid, even from his own party. Dissatisfied with Taft’s conservative views, Roosevelt returned to run as a member of the Party. Many African Americans hoped that Democrat Woodrow Wilson would champion racial equality, and their support aided his victory. However, Wilson was destined to disappoint them.