Why did Populists not gain as many seats in Congress as they had expected in the 1894 election?
A) In the South, Democrats used fraud and violence to keep people from voting for Populists.
B) In the Midwest, discontented voters tended to vote for Democrats and not Populists.
C) The unemployed, who supported the Populists, did not vote as widely as expected.
D) In the South, despite Populist support, more people ultimately voted Republican.
E) The Populist supporters in New England chose to vote Republican instead.
Answer: A
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