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In reply to the discussion: Does anybody else find it interesting that the first black president and probably the first woman president, have very [View all]EYESORE 9001
(29,743 posts)3. Among Africa Americans, 'Harris' is a very common surname
I think surname recognition works favorably for her.
Kamala is unique, for sure. It still amazes me that we once elected someone named Barack Obama as President - not once but twice. I feel like four years of the orange menace kinda put the zap on a lot of peoples heads. That was a long four years. The enthusiasm that happened in 2008 has reawakened.
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Does anybody else find it interesting that the first black president and probably the first woman president, have very [View all]
ColinC
Aug 2024
OP
That's interesting to me. This suggests Americans like their presidents with rather unique names.
ColinC
Aug 2024
#53
I dunno, in my teaching career I've met about half a dozen people named Barak or Barack
Bucky
Aug 2024
#27
You'd get tongue-tied trying to pronounce the ethnic names of the kids I went to school with.
Talitha
Aug 2024
#20
I find it interesting that the 2nd woman to be the nominee of a major party and the 1st woman
In It to Win It
Aug 2024
#22