Consider the preference table below. Assume that a majority is needed to win the election. Since no candidate has a majority but C has the most first-place votes, a runoff election is held between A and B. The winner of the runoff election will run against C.

(a) Using the plurality method, which candidate will win the runoff election, A or B? 

(b) Will the candidate determined in part (a) win the election against candidate C? 

(c) Suppose that the voters who support candidate C, the candidate with the most first-place votes, find out prior to the vote that C will not win if B is eliminated and C runs against A. How can the voters who support C vote insincerely to enable C to win?

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Number of Votes 5 2 First A B Second A A Third B B