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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 12:42 PM Nov 2018

Republican class has twice as many white dudes named "Mark" as it does women.

Now that almost all the races have been called, I decided to lineup both the Dem and GOP freshmen. The results were not surprising, but the contrasts were... acute.
















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Republican class has twice as many white dudes named "Mark" as it does women. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2018 OP
So the Republicans are represented by... atreides1 Nov 2018 #1
Oh jeebus .. there's another effing Pence from Indiana. Persondem Nov 2018 #2
He's Mike Pence's older brother. nt Chellee Nov 2018 #8
Lots of Matthew, Mark, Luke and Johns manor321 Nov 2018 #3
All Con Men need a few good Marks peekaloo Nov 2018 #4
Twice as many Johns, too Maeve Nov 2018 #5
And yet there are those who insist our presidential nominee must be an old white dude, because... Garrett78 Nov 2018 #6
Those Rs will be easy to spot and when you say Mark WhiteTara Nov 2018 #7

atreides1

(16,076 posts)
1. So the Republicans are represented by...
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 12:55 PM
Nov 2018

...old white men, young white men, one white women, and a white pirate!!!

Persondem

(1,936 posts)
2. Oh jeebus .. there's another effing Pence from Indiana.
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 12:55 PM
Nov 2018

I realize this is prejudicial, but some of those guys look like they need a good slap or a stiff jab to the nose.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
6. And yet there are those who insist our presidential nominee must be an old white dude, because...
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 02:21 PM
Nov 2018

...we must appeal to those who are "not comfortable" voting for a person of color or a woman or - gasp - a woman of color.

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