The election of 1936
a. saw franklin roosevelt opposed by the republican, william lemke.
b. was considered "too close to call" by opinion polls in the weeks prior to the vote.
c. produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the democratic party.
d. saw third-party challengers play a major role in the outcome.
e. saw the republican challenger pick up considerable gains in the formerly "solid south."

The correct answer is C. The election of 1936 produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party.

Explanation:

The presidential election of 1936 was held on November 3, 1936. The distribution of electoral votes was the most unilateral in history. The election was won by incumbent President, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, challenged by Republican Alf Landon.

With 523 electoral votes, Roosevelt received 98.49 percent of the electoral vote, the highest percentage since the 1820 election. Roosevelt also received the highest number of electoral votes in history, surpassed only by Ronald Reagan's 525 electoral votes in the 1984 election. Alf Landon received electoral votes only in Vermont and Maine.

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the population grew a lot and was making more money