Electronic Journalism Probably Contributed to the Decline in Party Loyalties

Electronic journalism probably contributed to the decline in party loyalties because

A) the public lost confidence in politicians after seeing them on television.
B) the rate of literacy dropped, forcing people to watch television rather than read party literature.
C) television and radio focused attention on the issues, making party labels of candidates irrelevant.
D) politicians developed personal followings independent of party structure.
E) the public lost confidence in television as a source of political news.