Why Did Populists Not Gain as Many Seats in Congress

Why did Populists not gain as many seats in Congress as they had expected to gain in the 1894 election?

A) In the South, Democrats used fraud and violence to keep people from voting for Populist candidates.
B) In the Midwest, discontented voters tended to vote for Democrats and not Populists.
C) The unemployed, who were big supporters of the Populists, did not vote as widely as expected.
D) In the South, despite Populist support, more people ultimately voted Republican.
E) The Populist supporters in New England chose to vote Republican instead.