Growing Republican strength in Texas was illustrated by __________.
A. Bob Dole almost carrying the state over Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election
B. the Texas Supreme Court's ruling in 2002 that Democratic candidates would be required to demonstrate electoral viability before having their names printed on ballots
C. the Republicans winning their first seats in the state legislature since Reconstruction in the elections of 1998
D. the fact that Democrats fielded candidates for only three of the nine statewide offices on the ballot in 2000
Answer: D
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