Despite having the Progressives in their corner, the Democrats lost the election of 1896. Why did this happen?

His campaign focused on silver, an issue that failed to appeal to the urban voter, and he was defeated in what is generally seen as a realigning election. The coalition of wealthy, middle-class and urban voters that defeated Bryan kept the Republicans in power for most of the time until 1932.

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Not sure this is a hard one huh