Theodore Roosevelt
""Theodore Roosevelt appears in Haz's debate sparring over progressive-party history.
Sparring with a Democrat over third-party viability:
> "Do you know who chaired the Progressive Party? ...It was Theodore Roosevelt... In the election of 1912 he gained 27% of the vote — that's more than progressives have ever come to." > "Wait, are you becoming a Marxist? Biden is now— are you supporting a Democrat?" > "Who said anything about supporting anything? I'll see you at the voting booth, bro."
The point
TR's Bull Moose run is the standing proof that third parties with real class content can score, against the "third parties never win" deflection — and the exchange shows Haz's debate method: concede nothing, flip the opponent's authorities, keep the frame (Andrew Jackson, New Deal).