A Rodham by any other name.
"Including Hillary Clinton's maiden name increased her approval rating among Republicans polled to 23 percent. "Hillary Clinton" had a 16 percent approval rating among people who identified themselves as Republican." What's in a name? For Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, seven points.
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Weird. Weird, weird, weird.
I wonder if it's the fact that it's a maiden name, or just a middle name? That is, would something like "Jane Elizabeth Doe" poll differently than "Jane Smith Doe"? Would each poll better than "Jane Doe" - or is this something peculiar to Hillary?
I just find it weird. But maybe it's related to the reason my mother always said she wanted me to use my middle initial on books and papers that I write... Heh.
And will it help TheNamesake later on who has TWO middle names? Teehee...
Yeah, good question. Perhaps a middle/maiden name just seems a symbol of states(wo)manship, a la Henry Cabot Lodge or William Howard Taft. I knew there was a reason I used my middle initial...