Although Poor People Have a Stake in Their Own Economic

Although poor people have a stake in their own economic security,they have often lost political battles because ______.

A) Congress has stopped listening to their often outrageous demands
B) public opinion consistently opposes programs to help the poor
C) no groups lobby for the interests of the poor
D) they are small in number
E) they are less likely to have the political skills needed to pressure elected officials to enact policy in their favor