Red-blue divisions start with newborns’ names; parents show partisan tendencies

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Washington Times:

It turns out the parents of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Perry knew what they were doing when they named their babies.

A research paper by a team of University of Chicago political scientists found that liberals and conservatives, in addition to all of their other differences, have distinct tendencies when it comes to choosing names for their newborns.

Names with the soft consonant “l” or that end in a long “a” — for example, President Obama’s daughter Malia — are more likely to be found in Democratic neighborhoods, while names with hard vowel sounds such as K, G or B — think former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s sons Track and Trig — are more popular in Republican communities.

“We find strong differences in birth-naming practices related to race, economic status and ideology,” said the paper, “Liberellas versus Konservatives: Social Status, Ideology, and Birth Names in the United States.”

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“We find strong differences in birth-naming practices related to race, economic status and ideology,” said the paper.

 

Well Duh! Wonder how much that breaking news cost the taxpayers?

 

Let's play a game:

 

• William
• Emily
• Mohammed
• Katisha
• Juan
• Moonbeam
• Jamal
• Brittany
• DeShawn
• Molly
• Ebony
• Connor

I'll bet you scored 100% too!