In that election, Abraham Lincoln won less than the 50% of the popular vote, although that didn't count because he won the electoral vote. so if im thinking right on the question your answer would be B.won only forty percent of the popular vote.
Answer:
failed to win a majority of the electoral vote
Explanation:
I think he uses a metaphor about africa being a cake and he wants a piece of it, like the rest of of the european powers
I think it's C the president of the United States
