Answer: The statement that best describes what happened in the passage is B. The public was influenced by how the news media covered a candidate, a voters lost confidence in his leadership abilities.
Explanation: <u>The statement provided shows a relationship between news media coverage and the people's vote. After media portrayed Muskie</u>, a candidate for presidential nomination,<u> as a highly emotional man</u> by reporting that he was crying during a press conference without making sure that what the reporters saw were actual tears and not melting snow,<u> people started to see Muskie as a weak man and; therefore, as someone who was not ready to become a leader</u>. In that way, the passage is showing how news media coverage has the power of influencing people's opinion or view on a candidate.
Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it was a success in restoring public confidence and creating new programs that brought relief to millions of Americans.
