Question

read the excerpt from the interview with e.y. (yip) harburg.

everybody picked the song up 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.

from the content of the excerpt, it can be inferred that

• the money harburg made from the song made him a very wealthy man.
• the song and its message struck a chord with the american public.
• the republican party lost the elections of that particular year.
• the president was a big fan of yip harburg and jay gorney.

Explanation:

• The excerpt states the song was widely adopted by the public (bands played it, records were made) in 1930-1931, and Republicans feared it enough to try restricting it. This shows the song resonated strongly with Americans.
• No mention is made of Harburg's wealth from the song, the election outcome, or the president's personal preference for Harburg/Gorney, so those options are unsupported.

Answer:

the song and its message struck a chord with the American public.