Remember that Nimarata Nikki Randhawa ran as Nikki Haley
Piyush Jindal ran as Bobby Jindal
Raphael Cruz ran as Ted Cruz
Meanwhile—Barack Obama ran as Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani ran as Zohran Mamdani, and MAGAs accuse Dems of identity politics
Every MAGA accusation is a confession
@cykonot @QasimRashid
Exnomination perhaps, but also reasons:
Nimarata Nikki Randhawa -> Nikki Haley
“Haley has been known by her middle name, Nikki, a Punjabi name meaning "little one", since she was born.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley#Early_life. Family name is from her husband Michael Haley.
Piyush Jindal -> Bobby Jindal
“Jindal's nickname dates to his childhood identification with Bobby Brady, a character from the 1970's sitcom The Brady Bunch. He has been known by his nickname ever since, although his legal name remains Piyush Jindal.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal#Personal_life
Rafael Edward Cruz -> Ted Cruz
Ted is the shortened version of his middle name.
Kashyap Pramod Patel-> Kash Patel
Barack Hussein Obama -> Barack Obama
Zohran Kwame Mamdani -> Zohran Mamdani
People don’t always use their full names.
@cykonot @QasimRashid
And in the UK:
Sue-Ellen Cassiana Fernandes -> Suella Braverman.
“She is named after the character Sue Ellen Ewing from the American television soap opera Dallas, of which her mother was a fan, but Sue-Ellen was abbreviated to Suella by her primary school teachers.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suella_Braverman#Early_life_and_education. Family name is from her husband Rael Braverman.
Olúkẹmi Olufunto Adegoke -> Kemi Badenoch
Family name is from her husband Hamish Badenoch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch
The Honourable Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn -> Tony Benn
"In November 1960, Lord Stansgate died. Benn automatically became a peer, preventing him from sitting in the House of Commons....Benn fought to retain his seat in a by-election caused by his succession on 4 May 1961. Although he was disqualified from taking his seat, he was re-elected. An election court found that the voters were fully aware that Benn was disqualified, and declared the seat won by the Conservative runner-up, Malcolm St Clair, who was at the time also the heir presumptive to a peerage.
...Within two years, though, the Conservative Government of the time, which had members in the same or similar situation to Benn's (i.e., who were going to receive title, or who had already applied for writs of summons), changed the law. … St Clair, fulfilling a promise he had made at the time of his election, then accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, disqualifying himself from the House (outright resignation not being possible). Benn returned to the Commons after winning a by-election on 20 August 1963." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn#peerage_reform
Are there more politicians named after 1970s US tv characters?
@bluejay @cykonot @QasimRashid
Agreed. It might have been inferred that these politicians changed their names only before running for elections; there was bit more to it than that.
I didn't follow Mamdani’s campaign closely so wasn't aware of him bringing up his middle name Kwame at every campaign speech (I'm in the UK).
I haven't heard the UK politicians Badenoch and Braverman discuss their names and heritage much https://mathstodon.xyz/@foldworks/115547531392808511 except for Badenoch:
“Her mother Feyi Adubifa had travelled from Nigeria to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, and gave birth in St Teresa's Maternity Hospital. This was before the British Nationality Act 1981 abolished automatic birthright citizenship for those born in the UK; Feyi then returned to Nigeria shortly after Olukemi was born... Badenoch denied claims she was an "anchor baby" and asserted that her family did not know she was eligible for a British passport until she was a teenager… Badenoch spent her childhood living in Lagos, Nigeria, and in the United States, where her mother lectured … During her parliamentary maiden speech Badenoch stated that she was "to all intents and purposes a first-generation immigrant"” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch
@[email protected] @[email protected] And in the UK: Sue-Ellen Cassiana Fernandes -> Suella Braverman. “She is named after the character Sue Ellen Ewing from the American television soap opera Dallas, of which her mother was a fan, but Sue-Ellen was abbreviated to Suella by her primary school teachers.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suella_Braverman#Early_life_and_education. Family name is from her husband Rael Braverman. Olúkẹmi Olufunto Adegoke -> Kemi Badenoch Family name is from her husband Hamish Badenoch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch The Honourable Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn -> Tony Benn "In November 1960, Lord Stansgate died. Benn automatically became a peer, preventing him from sitting in the House of Commons....Benn fought to retain his seat in a by-election caused by his succession on 4 May 1961. Although he was disqualified from taking his seat, he was re-elected. An election court found that the voters were fully aware that Benn was disqualified, and declared the seat won by the Conservative runner-up, Malcolm St Clair, who was at the time also the heir presumptive to a peerage. ...Within two years, though, the Conservative Government of the time, which had members in the same or similar situation to Benn's (i.e., who were going to receive title, or who had already applied for writs of summons), changed the law. … St Clair, fulfilling a promise he had made at the time of his election, then accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, disqualifying himself from the House (outright resignation not being possible). Benn returned to the Commons after winning a by-election on 20 August 1963." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn#peerage_reform Are there more politicians named after 1970s US tv characters? #ukpol
@foldworks @QasimRashid i didn't say you were? I meant that your "nuance" was shallow and missing the point.
And what fact were you checking?
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@QasimRashid I have no love for Rafael but at least he went by his chosen, middle, name.
That’s like going after William Clinton for using the name Bill.
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