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Question: Which of these applies to you?
#1
I backed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries, and refer to him as “Bernie” for short
 
#2
I backed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries, and refer to him as “Sanders” for short
 
#3
I did not back Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries, and refer to him as “Bernie” for short
 
#4
I did not back Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries, and refer to him as “Sanders” for short
 
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« on: March 18, 2017, 09:26:54 PM »

Can't stand it. Same with "Hillary".
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2017, 10:18:32 PM »

Calling him "Bernie" implies either that I am unprofessional, or that I support him. I wish to communicate neither.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2017, 03:27:23 PM »

Can't stand it. Same with "Hillary".

Hillary had the problem of people otherwise not knowing which "Clinton" was being referred to.

And Hillary is a very unusual name for someone of her generation to have, so it's far more distinctive in a way that wouldn't work if her name was Susan or Karen.

Less so regarding campaign signs. The tendency, however, to say "...why Hillary lost", or otherwise refer to her in a context where she is clearly the only Clinton relevant, implies a sort of personal association with her that I find odd. "Bernie would've won" has that same quality; who's Bernie? Your friend? I think the only reason I don't react to "Jeb!" the same way is that his name had recently been used mockingly or in the context of derision, which makes it amusing.
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