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 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 has already done it's damage.
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of American history, which statement is most accurate?