If a minor party gains a large following, it is almost certain that . a. one or both major parties will absorb its issues, and the minor party will lose support. b. the media will attack the minor party. c. the major parties will join together to attack the minor party. d. party in-fighting will tear it apart. e. Congress will enact legislation to make it difficult for the minor party to get on the ballot.

One or both major parties will absorb its issue, and the minor party will lose support.

Explanation:

Major parties are the electoral party that has sufficient strength to win the control of the government. It believes in regular comparability. It is defeated by the principle of opposition to the power of the party.  

For example when Hilary Clinton was nominated for the president of America and make history. She was the first woman who meets the stander-ed of a major party.  

Thus one of the major parties will absorb its issues and the other party called minor party loses its part.

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