Surnames and voting

[pbrower2a]

How about a hitting a home run?

Bonds* 6302 D 2013 R
Aaron 6173 D 2059 R
Ruth 5100 D 4926 R

Pretty even.

Mays 18256 D 9467 R
Rodriguez* 334417 D 81010 R
Griffey 997 1021 R

Pretty even.

Thome 938 D 1159 R
Sosa* 13973 D 3563 R
Robinson 284505 D 111285 D
McGwire* (enough home runs, but not enough people).
Killebrew 1185 D 945 D
Palmeiro* (enough home runs, but not enough people).
Jackson 353399 D 126270 R
Ramirez* 127331 D 40411 R
Schmidt 45531 D 60131 R
Mantle 398 D 462 R
Foxx 1549 D 721 R



Top 17. Best of our time:

Cabrera 22215 D 6643 R


*Numbers may be inflated by chemicals. Not voters -- home runs, that is.  

[pbrower2a]

In honor of my mother, who died on Monday morning:

Knauss 646 D 925 R


Hotel chains:

Hyatt 6229 D 6989 R
Hilton 10029 D 9808 R

Vehicle brands:

(I have Ford already)

Buick 161 D 118 D
Dodge 7288 D 9053 R
Chrysler 378 D 443 R
Mack 37535 D 13524 R
Toyota 81 D 27 R
Suzuki 1533 D 495 R
Honda 812 D 287 R (Japanese-Americans seem about as D as Jews)
Harley 5896 D 2481 R  
Davidson 36125 D 36583 R
Rolls 386 D 383 R
Royce 1667 D 1753 R
Studebaker 753 D 1117 R
Lada 279 D 274 R
Maxwell 25245 D 21617 R (Jack Benny's car -- part of his shtick)



I could not find numbers for Chevrolet, Cadillac, or Porsche. Don't expect Volvo, GMC, Oldsmobile, Fiat, or Volkswagen, either.

[pbrower2a]

Cars that I missed:

Ferrari 3048 D 2686 R
Mercedes 1757 D 126 R
Benz  1827 D 2318R (Huge split between two names for the same car).