yes this is true, 3rd party candidates barely ever win elections especially in the united states where more independents win than 3rd party candidates. The only times the 3rd parties won vastly were when they took the identity of a fallen major party (ex: republican (wig), democrat (Democratic Republicans)).
Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year. Senators however, serve six-year terms and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years so that only about 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection during any election.
Answer:
a. sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased.
Explanation:
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
a. sales and circulation of newspaper and magazines increased.
b. most citizens of the US were already convinced that Jim Crow laws must be overturned.
c. drought conditions in the Midwest drew attention to social problems.
d. they had the sympathy and support of industrialist like Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller.
Muckrackers was the name given to a group of journalists during the early twentieth century. These journalists were dedicated to exposing the injustices they noticed in society. Some of the subjects that muckrackers wrote about were the corruption of the government, the terrible conditions of the poor, the cruelty of Jim Crow laws and the horrible working conditions of factories.
