Question

danticat is working on a persuasive essay on why the government should abolish the electoral college. her thesis is: \the government should do away with the electoral college because with its use the popular vote doesnt always count, it is not used to elect other government officials, and has allowed candidates who won fewer votes to be elected president four times.\ based on this thesis, which of these would make a good topic sentence for danticats paper? a. if john kerry had won ohio in the 2004 election, he would have won the electoral college. b. the democratic republic of congo recently held its first free election in more than 40 years. c. the government has found ways to disenfranchise its voters since the foundation was laid. d. senators, representatives, state legislators, and governors are all elected by the popular vote.

Explanation:

This option directly supports the thesis point that the Electoral College is inconsistent with how other U.S. government officials are elected (via popular vote), which is a key argument for abolishing it. The other options are irrelevant: A is a hypothetical about a single election, B discusses a foreign election unrelated to the U.S. Electoral College, and C makes a general disenfranchisement claim not tied to the thesis's specific points about the Electoral College vs. popular vote for other offices.

Answer:

D. Senators, representatives, state legislators, and governors are all elected by the popular vote.