The most important reason for the failure of the Texas Republican Party to gain influence and win elections until the last couple of decades was
a. they fielded uniformly weak candidates.
b. the bitter memory of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
c. the strong influence of African-American voters.
d. the fact that their presidential candidates were unpopular.
e. the Texas Election Code restricted voter registration to Democrats.
B
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