A graph titled Republican Nomination Race, 2012 shows candidates on the horizontal axis and number of delegates on the vertical axis. Romney won 1575 delegates. Santorum won 375 delegates. Paul won 200 delegates. Gingrich won 185 delegates.

Question

Look at the bar graph, which shows the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Which of these statements best describes the information presented by the graph?

Romney had more success in states with caucuses, not primaries.
Paul, Gingrich, and Santorum combined won more delegates than Romney.
Santorum’s strategy should have been to run in more primaries.
Romney won the most delegates in the race for the 2012 nomination.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the information presented by the graph is: "Romney won the most delegates in the race for the 2012 nomination."

This statement accurately reflects the data provided, as Romney had a higher delegate count (1575) compared to all other candidates. The other statements either make claims that are not supported by the given data or involve assumptions about strategies that cannot be inferred solely from the delegate counts.