Question

Read this passage:

In 2028, the Republican Party controls the U.S. Senate and
the Democratic Party controls the U.S. House of
Representatives. Each party hopes its candidate can win
the presidential election, giving the party more of a say in
the country's policies. It's a close race in the end, 51
percent of Americans vote for Republican candidate Ted
Torres. Former U.S. senator Rosa Marcus, the Democratic
candidate, receives 5 more electoral votes than Torres
just enough for her to reach a total of 270 electoral votes.
According to the rules of the Electoral College, Marcus will win the election.

What adjustment to the Electoral College would change this outcome?
A. Elections being decided based on who receives more electoral votes, even if neither candidate gets 270

B. All states splitting their electoral votes between the candidates based on what percentage of the popular vote they won

C. The removal of the House of Representatives from the decision-
making process

D. Electors being required to vote according to the wishes of theirstates

The answer is B. All states splitting their electoral votes between the candidates based on what percentage of the popular vote they won​

Answer 1

B. All states splitting their electoral votes between the candidates based on what percentage of the popular vote they won

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason why in the United States a candidate can become president while losing the popular vote is that most states (all of them except Nebraska and Main) allocate their electoral votes based on a winner-takes-all basis: that is, the candidate who obtains a plurality of votes gets all the electors.

If states instead awarded their electors on a proportional basis, it would be mathematically impossible for a candidate to lose the popular vote and still become president.