In 2000, Al Gore won 48.4% of the national popular vote, George W. Bush won 47.9% of the vote, and Ralph Nader won 2.74% of the vote. Hypothetically, what would have happened if the United States selected its president using the national popular vote with a run-off system?
A) Al Gore would have become president.
B) Al Gore and Ralph Nader would have formed a governing coalition to control the presidency.
C) The election results would be thrown out because no candidate received a majority and new elections would be held until one of the three candidates received a majority.
D) There would be an additional election between Gore and Bush to determine who would be president.
E) Congress would decide who would be the president using the run-off procedures outlined in the Constitution.
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