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Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,736 posts) Fri Apr 12, 2019, 08:25 AM Apr 2019

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An obscure statistic about the Presidential field...

Nine candidates are running using only their FIRST name:
Beto
Bernie
Tulsi
Julian
Amy
Julian
Pete
Marianne
Cory

...and seven candidates are running using only their LAST name:
Gillibrand
Gravel
Inslee
Hickenlooper
Warren
Yang
Delaney

Only three candidates are running using BOTH names:
Eric Swalwell
Kamala Harris
Tim Ryan

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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An obscure statistic about the Presidential field... (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

Two Julians? 2naSalit Apr 2019 #1

One is pronounced Jewel-eee-un, the other Who-Lee-un. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #2

2naSalit

(86,792 posts)

1. Two Julians?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2019, 08:31 AM

Apr 2019

And if so, both using only their first names>? Hmmm.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)

2. One is pronounced Jewel-eee-un, the other Who-Lee-un.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2019, 08:51 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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