Teddy roosevelt backed taft in the election of 1908. what was his response to taft’s bid for reelection in 1912? 1. roosevelt threw his support behind woodrow wilson, to get him elected president. 2. roosevelt withdrew from politics in protest and moved back to the west. 3. roosevelt ran against taft and split the republican party when it chose taft as its candidate. 4. roosevelt switched parties, becoming a democrat.