PT 5 S1 Q21

Whenever a major political scandal erupts before an election and voters ... ...

If the voters' reactions are guided by a principle, which one of the following principles would best account for the contrast in reactions described above?
(A) Whenever one incumbent is responsible for one major political scandal and another incumbent is responsible for another, the consequences for the two incumbents should be the same.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Practice Set: "Resolve/Explain" Questions, Set 2 - Difficult/Uncommon Mix (25Q)