Evan,

>If the choices were more specific, then I might have answered.
>
>- determing the popular president
>- respecting the constitution

This makes the question more difficult to answer, I think the list of choices could be expanded to:

The Outcome of the Election
The Legitimacy of the Outcome
The Rule of Law
Federalism vs. States' Rights
Judicial Restraint vs. Activism
A Nation of Laws or of Men
Democracy vs. Republic

Perhaps the question should be expanded to how much weight should be given to each of the options.