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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican class has twice as many white dudes named "Mark" as it does women.
Now that almost all the races have been called, I decided to lineup both the Dem and GOP freshmen. The results were not surprising, but the contrasts were... acute.
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Republican class has twice as many white dudes named "Mark" as it does women. (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2018
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atreides1
(16,072 posts)1. So the Republicans are represented by...
...old white men, young white men, one white women, and a white pirate!!!
Persondem
(1,936 posts)2. Oh jeebus .. there's another effing Pence from Indiana.
I realize this is prejudicial, but some of those guys look like they need a good slap or a stiff jab to the nose.
Chellee
(2,095 posts)8. He's Mike Pence's older brother. nt
manor321
(3,344 posts)3. Lots of Matthew, Mark, Luke and Johns
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)4. All Con Men need a few good Marks
Maeve
(42,279 posts)5. Twice as many Johns, too
Just sayin'...
And Jim's...and Michael's...
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)6. And yet there are those who insist our presidential nominee must be an old white dude, because...
...we must appeal to those who are "not comfortable" voting for a person of color or a woman or - gasp - a woman of color.
WhiteTara
(29,703 posts)7. Those Rs will be easy to spot and when you say Mark
half will look up! Yikes they are a sad group.