When using the editable-select with a JSON object model, it causes the object to not be set properly in the model such that both the regular select element and the editable-select are unable to properly initialize with the correct person.
This is based off a different fiddle, but adds a border around the button, and moves the caret up a bit.
jQuery 1.9.1, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
jQuery 1.7.2, HTML, CSS, JavaScript