Why were political machines effective?
a. they poor people, who in turn voted for them.
b. they to end reconstruction.
c. they worked to stop government corruption.
d. they were nativists who would not hire immigrants.

the answer is a ,or b

but iam sure that the answer is a

harding's opponent in the 1920 election was ohio governor and newspaperman james m. cox, who had won the democratic nomination in a 44-ballot convention battle. harding rejected the progressive ideology of the wilson administration in favor of the laissez-faire approach of the mckinley administration.