1. Humphrey withdrew from the race , and Kennedy had gained the victory he needed to prove to the Party ' s bosses that a Catholic could win in a non-Catholic state .
2. Humphrey withdrew from the race and Kennedy had gained the victory he needed to prove to the party 's bosses that a Catholic could win in a non-Catholic state .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
pick from the following.
a). no.
b). yes....I think the answer is
b).