An editorial in the Grandburg Daily Herald claims that Grandburg' s voters would generally welcome the defeat of the political party now in control of the Grandburg City Council. The editorial bases its claim on a recent survey that found that 59 percent of Grandburg' s registered voters think that the party will definitely be out of power after next year' s city council elections. Which one of the following is a principle that, if established, would provide the strongest justification for the editorial's conclusion?
A: It can reasonably be assumed that registered voters who respond to a survey regarding the outcome of a future election will exercise their right to vote in that election.
B: The way voters feel about a political party at a given time can reasonably be considered a reliable indicator of the way they will continue to feel about that party, barring unforeseeable political developments.
C: An increase in ill-feeling toward a political party that is in power can reasonably be expected to result in a corresponding increase in support for rival political parties.
D: The proportion of voters who expect a given political possibility to be realized can legitimately be assumed to approximate the proportion of voters who are in favor of that possibility being realized.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
D