in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan possessed neither sizeable support nor significant influence?

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in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan possessed neither sizeable support nor significant influence?
  1. Sizeable support
    1. Yes
      1. 100,00 followers in 1921. Quite large
        1. 40,000 strong parade in Washington-1925
          1. Claimed 5million members in 1923
          2. No
            1. Only 100,000 followers in 1921, not significant in a country of more than 100milion
          3. Sizeable influence
            1. Yes
              1. During the 20s Georgia's two senators were Klansmen
                1. Alleged that it had helped elect governors in Maine, Ohio, Colorado and Louisiana
                  1. Destroy Al Smith's chances of becoming president
                  2. No
                    1. The clan had very little influence in large cities, as there was racial integration and some acceptance, so people were less likely to take to their lies
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