Read the excerpt from the interview with e. y. (yip) harburg. everybody picked up the song in ’30 and ’31. bands were playing it and records were made. when roosevelt was a candidate for president, the republicans got pretty worried about it. some of the network radio people were told to lay low on the song. in some cases, they tried to ban it from the air. but it was too late. the song had already done its damage. based on the excerpt and your knowledge of american history, which statement is most accurate? republican president hoover was immensely popular with the public. herbert hoover was instrumental in the recovery of the american economy. the democrats won the election due to the success of harburg’s song. franklin roosevelt, a democrat, won the election of 1932.

The most accurate statement is D: "Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, won the election of 1932. This is a fact. Even though the other statemets are true to a certain extent, D is the most accurate.

As regards the information provided by the extract, it describes the situation in the months previous to the presidential election. The song that the extract refers to is called "Brother, can you spare a dime?", and its lyrics were written by E. Y. Harburg. The message of the song was about the effects that the Great Depression had on people. It inspired Americans to vote for a candidate that promised them to move forward and led the country back to prosperity.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, won the election of 1932.

isn't this axel talking to his uncle?

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