Assume that candidate A receives 35 percent of the vote. Candidate B receives 33 percent of the vote, whereas candidate C receives 32 percent of the vote. If the election is based on the plurality rule, then __________

a. candidate A wins
b. there is a runoff election between candidates A and B
c. there is a runoff election between all three candidates (since they all received a substantial percentage of the vote)
d. there is a new election later in the year (since no one received a majority)
e. super-delegates decide the election

a

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