Figure 132 : the Above Figure Represents the 9 Voters

Multiple Choice

Figure 13.2 : The above figure represents the 9 voters in a small community who are voting to elect someone as mayor. The voters are listed in order, from left to right, by their political views, from the most liberal (L4) to the most conservative (C4) . The two candidates running for mayor are Oliver Cousins, a liberal, and George Glass, a conservative. Assume that all 9 voters will vote in the election, and each voter will cast his or her vote for the candidate who is most closely aligned with their political views.
-Refer to Figure 13.2. Oliver's political views initially placed him at the L4 position and George's political views initially placed him at the C4 position. If George comes out with a statement supporting an increase in taxes on the rich, which moves him to the C3 position, and Oliver responds by not only stating that taxes should not be raised, but in fact should be lowered, moving him to the L2 position, the winner of the election will be ________ with a winning vote total of ________.

A) Oliver Cousins; 6 votes
B) George Glass; 5 votes
C) Oliver Cousins; 5 votes
D) George Glass; 6 votes