For the above reaction I am asked to predict $\ce{X}$, the major product.
Of the options given, I thought product (1) would be correct, seeing as how it has the most stable intermediate cation (tertiary) and a highly substituted double bond.
The answer however states that product (2) is the major product.
I can't understand why the second product would be favored over the first. There's no obvious stabilizing factor here in product (2).