What is one conclusion about the 2000 presidential election that can be determined from this map and ...

What is one conclusion about the 2000 presidential election that can be determined from this map and corresponding information?
 
  A) The entry of third-party candidates had little influence on the final election results.
  B) Although Al Gore won more popular votes than George W. Bush, he did not win the
  presidential election.
  C) The Democrats won the Electoral College due to the large base of support they had on the
  West Coast.
  D) Both the popular vote and the electoral vote showed that the race was not as close as
  predicted.