Comment on Anyone else feel like Trump has a much higher chance to win then Presidency than Kamala?

• solrize@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  H. Clinton actually used “Hillary!” in her campaign materials, plus sometimes she had to be distinguished from Bill. So she was a special case. I agree with you about Harris and I noticed that myself and wondered about it. I don’t remember it happening with Warren, Gabbard, Haley, Palin, or other female Presidential or VP contenders that I can think of offhand.

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• Kolrami@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I hear female supporters refer to her as Kamala. I think it might have more to do with the uniqueness of the name. I don’t know of anyone who referred to Sarah Palin as Sarah.

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  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There have been 0 presidents named Harris. Who else is running with the name Harris? What is more unique about Kamala than Harris?

    Saying Kalama is unique is just saying, “Wow, look, a Black person. How exotic!”

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    • Kolrami@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Harris is a common name for Americans. Sarah is too. Her name isn’t Kalama. The error shows how exciting it is to you and your autocorrect.

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  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hear her mom calls her Kamala. Doesn’t mean most people should, unless she specifically says for people to call her Kamala instead of Harris.

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• Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For Hillary it made sense since her husband was already widely known as Clinton.

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  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We didn’t refer to the 43rd president as George since his father with the same last name was already the 41st president.

    People did not get confused which Clinton was running in 2016.

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    • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, we called him George W., or Dub’ya. You can’t call him George because his dad was also George.

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• morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We call people what they put on their signs.

  Bernie.

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  • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How did you refer to Hillary Clinton before you saw a campaign slogan?

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    • morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Full name, since public perception at the time associated the name “Clinton” with Bill.

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