Question

In the early-1900s, Georgia passed the Neill Primary Act, which set up what became known as the County Unit System. This method allowed rural counties to have their votes counted as one "unit" when choosing a party candidate. This resulted in a situation in where rural communities had a disproportionate amount of power in party politics than did urban areas. In the early years of the County Unit System, Eugene Talmadge won election as Georgia's governor four times. What can you conclude about his support during his political career? A) Industrial areas threw their support behind Talmadge. B) Farmers did not trust him due to his training as a lawyer. C) Most of his support came from people living outside of Atlanta. D) As a member of the Democratic Party, Talmadge opposed the County Unit System.

Answer 1

I can clarify that the answer is C

Answer 2

From the tone and factual content of the main body of reading, the answer should be
C <<<< answer.
Not A. We do not know if the industrial areas were in favor of Talmadge. They might have been or they may not have been. The reading does not make this clear.
Not B We don't know that either. The implication is that he got in by appealing to the rural areas because their vote meant more than the urban areas. If B is true, then he would have had to appeal to someone, but who?
We don't know if that was true or not. It could have been, but would he have been reelected 3 times if that was his public view?