"Roosevelt's progressive policies in New York ran him afoul of his own party, so Republican Party bosses plotted to quiet him by naming him on the McKinley ticket in the thankless post of vice president. However, after his re-election in 1901, President McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, Roosevelt became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency"; Republicans: Let's put Roosevelt as Vice President so he's out of the way
*President assasinated and Roosevelt becomes president*; Republicans: