Chapter 14.2, Problem 31E

Selecting a Spokesperson The campbell Soup Comapny is selecting a new spokesperson for its advertisements. The choices are Jennifer Lawrence (L), Bradley Cooper (C), and LeBron James (J). At the annual meeting of its managers, a straw vote is taken to gauge the managers’ initial reaction to the candidates. The results of this straw vote are given in the preference table at the top of page 884.

Number of Votes	28	24	20	10
First	J	C	L	L
Second	L	J	C	J
Third	C	L	J	C

After discussion about the candidates, eight people who had supported Jennifer Lawrence over LeBron James now switch their preferences to LeBron James over Jennifer Lawrence. This switch leads to the following prefernce table.

Number of Votes	36	24	20	2
First	J	C	L	L
Second	L	J	C	J
Third	C	L	J	C

1. a. Using the plurality with elimination method, which person is selected from the first (or straw) vote?
2. b. using the plurality with elimination method, which person is selected from the second vote?
3. c. Does this second result violate the monotonicity criterion?