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Answer:
I am going to guess radios, newspapers, and new beliefs of the presidential nominees helped.
Explanation:
Basically it's a key to candidates because it is considered to influence the overall result of the president election. Democratic and Republicans both have a good chance to gain a win.
IN this quote Benjamin Franklin is referencing the failed "Albany Plan," since this was his idea, in which the colonies would have formed a loose union in order to better manage taxes.