Although Americans are accustomed to speaking of Jefferson as a progenitor of our modern democratic ideals, the views most Americans actually hold are significantly closer to Madison.
A. closer to Madison
B. closer to Madison's
C. more closer to Madison
D. more like Madison
E. more close to those of Madison
Here we need to compare views with views
Just remove the "Athough....... part till comma and you will notice it.
the views most Americans actually hold are significantly closer to Madison.American Views is to be compared with Madison's Views
A) Wrong Comparison , American view is being compared with Madison ......eliminate
B) American Views is being compared with Madison's ....... KEEP
C) American Views closer to Madison ( Changes Meaning) ........ eliminate
D) American view like Madison .........wrong comparison ....eliminate
E) more close to those of Madison ................ redundancy " Significantly close " and " more close" mean the same thing , either significant or more should be removed from the sentence . Eliminate E.
B is the Best Pick.