Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the 2000 election was "an event that shed light on the flawed electoral college system"?
a.
this was only the fourth election in the history of the united states in which a president won the election without winning the popular vote.
b.
george w. bush was declared the winner of the state of florida by a margin of just 537 votes after the recount.
c.
preliminary results from election day were so close that a recount was ordered in the state of florida.
d.
following this conclusion, bush won the election with 271 electoral votes, though he had over 500,000 fewer popular votes than gore.