Which of the following statements about presidential elections is MOST accurate?
A) The District of Columbia is not awarded any electors; hence its citizens have only a symbolic vote in presidential elections.
B) The Constitution requires electors to cast their votes in accordance with the will of the people who elected them.
C) Every state in the Union grants all of its electoral votes to the candidate who wins the plurality.
D) If one candidate wins the majority of the electoral vote, and another wins the majority of the popular vote, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives.
E) A candidate might win the popular vote but still lose the election.
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