Read the paragraph from the article. In 2000, Green Party nominee Ralph Nader won more than 97,000 votes in Florida, a state that Democrat Al Gore lost by 537 votes to George W. Bush. That was a close election tipped in favor of the Republican. What does the verb “tipped” convey in the paragraph? A That the 2000 election was a landslide victory for the Republican candidate in Florida. B That the third party candidate won the most votes in the state of Florida for the 2000 election. C That the 2000 election had many third party candidates in the state of Florida. D That the third-party candidate in Florida contributed to the Republican win in the close 2000 election.