In 2008, most voters who believed that the country was "seriously off on the wrong track" under Republican President George W. Bush voted for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Voting based on the past performance of an administration is called
a. prospective voting.
b. retrospective voting.
c. split-ticket voting.
d. straight-ticket voting.
e. none of the above
b
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