A gentle reminder when talking about about the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, from someone who doesn't talk politics here:
Referring to someone by their last name is generally a sign of respect. Referring to someone by their first name is generally a sign of intimacy. Consider how people have referred, in short form, to other nominees and Presidents:
Bush, Clinton, Gore, Bush, Kerry, Obama, Romney, McCain, Biden, Trump
And then
Hillary and Kamala
See a pattern?
*Harris* is running for President. Personally, until she invites me to use her first name, I'll be treating her with the same baseline level of respect I treat other Presidential candidates.
Maybe you should too.
@Impossible_PhD I think we deferred to "Hillary" because that other Clinton was still pretty fresh on our minds at the time. At least to me, it felt more respectful to distance her from the shenanigans of her husband.
And I in no way ever utter the name "Trump" out of any form of respect. 😬
@Shdwdrgn I submit as a counterpoint:
Bush, and Bush. We didn't even use Junior. He didn't become W until he was elected.
Just Bush.
@Impossible_PhD @Shdwdrgn Anecdotal counterpoint, for all it counts for - Jeb Bush has, as best as I can tell, never just been called Bush.
Somehow, he broke that spell of reusing the same last name for multiple people, I guess?
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