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Hillary's Name Change
by amykate

Let's go through this:

1. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Looks great as initials: HRC. Way better than the alternative (HC makes me think HiC-cup). But,

2. The 3 names make her sound very upper crust, maybe she wants to sound more like a "regular person".

3. Or, maybe the name just takes up a lot of space. I sucks up valuable printer ink! It's too long for a bumper sticker or a picket sign. But both her first and last names have 7 letters (unlike her odd-duck 6 letter middle name), so they would balance each other in bold print.

4. I can't think of any other candidates going by 3 names. Sometimes you want to stick out and be different, but maybe this isn't the way she wants to differentiate herself, especially with her past name issues.

5. I can't think of anyone who really cares that much. The last (final) name is the one that is most important, and to be honest, I hadn't noticed this change until this blog brought it up.

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