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In reply to the discussion: Anyone Else Notice That We Tend to Use Female Candidates First Names But Male Candidates Last Names? [View all]still_one
(92,061 posts)27. Depends to some degree on the difficulty of the name. Arnold Schwarzenegger
many times is referred to as Arnold because of that
Was Sarah Palin referred mostly as Sarah or Palin? I tend to think Palin
Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are routinely referred to as Feinstein and Boxer.
Martha Coakley was referred to as Coakley,
Carly Fiorina is referred to as Carly all the time I think because like "Arnold", her last name may give some people problems, not only in spelling, but pronunciation
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Anyone Else Notice That We Tend to Use Female Candidates First Names But Male Candidates Last Names? [View all]
Joe Nation
Apr 2015
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In fairness to Bernie, it may be because of his last name giving the impression of Col Sanders.
MillennialDem
Apr 2015
#25
Well that's also part of it I'm sure, though I didn't know Bernie or Thom Hartmann 10 years ago ;)
MillennialDem
Apr 2015
#30
We say Hillary because of Bill, but we say Warren, not Elizabeth. Just two examples. nt
valerief
Apr 2015
#2
good points, with the new logo- it is as if Mrs. Clinton says, "Call me Hillary"
Sunlei
Apr 2015
#20
Technically Professor is reserved for those who are tenured or on tenure track and do research and
MillennialDem
Apr 2015
#28
That was a popular Republican anti Obama jab too 'He's a celebrity candidate'.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#24
you're right, people do tend to do that. I intend to show disrespect when I type ''Jebbie' like a,
Sunlei
Apr 2015
#19
To really throw a monkey wrench into things, what about those who we typically use both names
MillennialDem
Apr 2015
#31