The support of which group for the Democratic ticket dropped by 25 percent between the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections because they believed that federal programs only sustained blacks and other minorities?
A) women
B) the urban poor
C) the white working class
D) university students in need of financial aid

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The white working class support for the Democratic ticket dropped significantly between the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This demographic felt alienated by the Democratic Party's focus on civil rights and social welfare programs, which they perceived as primarily benefiting African Americans and other minority groups at their expense.

The Support of Which Group for the Democratic Ticket Dropped