• Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    maybe it’s just because that’s the more memorable/unique parts of their name?

    trump/biden is much more distinctive than donald/joe
    clinton could refer to both bill or hillary
    obama/kamala is more memorable than barack/harris (though maybe for obama that’s just because I’ve heard ‘obama’ so many times)

    I’m not saying that’s definitely not true, just that there might be other reasons why

    • dingus@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I suppose I could give it to you for Hillary Clinton because it could have been confusing wrt Bill. But with Harris, I’m not buying it. Both “Barack” and “Obama” are equally distinct to me. We have never had a president Harris before, so it’s plenty distinct enough. It’s not as though presidential candidates always have wildly distinct and uncommon names.