Two candidates are running for school president. The two choices are Emilio and Jose. The school's newspaper has been doing some polling. Polling shows Emilio is preferred by a small majority, 52% for Emilio to 48% for Jose. However, before the vote is held, a new candidate has decided to run: Paul. Not a lot of people like Paul, but there are some Emilio supporters who would actually vote for Paul. The results of the vote are below. Jose 48% Emilio 45% Paul 7% What statement below is correct about adding a third candidate to the plurality vote? Paul did not win the vote, but it has no effect on drawing enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though a majority of students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates. Paul did not with the vote, but he draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though a majority of students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates. Paul did not win the vote, so because of this, Emilio should win the vote over Jose. a O b O c O d Emilio did not win the vote, but because Paul draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, Emilio should get Paul's votes.
Two candidates are running for school president. The two choices are Emilio and Jose. The school's newspaper has been doing some polling. Polling shows Emilio is preferred by a small majority, 52% for Emilio to 48% for Jose. However, before the vote is held, a new candidate has decided to run: Paul. Not a lot of people like Paul, but there are some Emilio supporters who would actually vote for Paul. The results of the vote are below. Jose 48% Emilio 45% Paul 7% What statement below is correct about adding a third candidate to the plurality vote? Paul did not win the vote, but it has no effect on drawing enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though a majority of students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates. Paul did not with the vote, but he draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though a majority of students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates. Paul did not win the vote, so because of this, Emilio should win the vote over Jose. a O b O c O d Emilio did not win the vote, but because Paul draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, Emilio should get Paul's votes.
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Transcribed Image Text:Two candidates are running for school president. The two choices are Emilio and Jose. The school's newspaper has been doing some polling. Polling
shows Emilio is preferred by a small majority, 52% for Emilio to 48% for Jose. However, before the vote is held, a new candidate has decided to run:
Paul. Not a lot of people like Paul, but there are some Emilio supporters who would actually vote for Paul. The results of the vote are below.
Jose
48%
Emilio
45%
Paul
7%
What statement below is correct about adding a third candidate to the plurality vote?
Paul did not win the vote, but it has no effect on drawing enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though
a majority of students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates.
Paul did not with the vote, but he draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, even though a majority of
students preferred Emilio over Jose when there were two candidates.
Paul did not win the vote, so because of this, Emilio should win the vote over Jose.
a
b
d
Emilio did not win the vote, but because Paul draws enough support away from Emilio to make Jose the winner, Emilio should get
Paul's votes.
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