Someone raised the question about whether or not it was sexist to refer to Clinton by her first name and not do the same with Obama. Now whether or not you have noticed, I religiously refer to the candidates by their last names. This was a conscious decision that I made. First of all I thought it seemed a bit too informal to refer to them by their first names—after all, I don't KNOW them. Second, I just thought it seemed more respectful and also skirted the sexist question as well.
Of course, then you have the fact that Clinton's posters/logo/etc. use her first name. So obviously she doesn't care about that. Although my opinion is that it has more to do with her trying to distance herself from her last name and her husband's legacy as president (at least in terms of those people who associated bad things with the Clinton name—some of us could give two hoots).
Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
And here is yet another interesting quiz for you to try. It compares the candidates and tells you who you agree with more on different policies. It was interesting I thought. (Thanks Marian!)
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