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The election of 1912 has four presidential candidates who are Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Eugene Debs. Woodrow Wilson is the perfect example of a strong presidential candidate who would guide America into prosperity and progress. Although Wilson is a novice with regards to his political career, he proved to be a very successful governor of New Jersey by having a great deal of progress there. Wilson accomplished all of his goals that he had while holding the position of governor in New Jersey and planned to continue reaching his goals in the presidency. Wilson established a bill to decrease the bribery of government officials’ votes, a bill for workers’ compensation and the Geran Bill, which allowed the people

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