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xkcd #2969: Vice President First Names (xkcd.com)
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[Political pundit on the ScrabbleTV News channel] "After four years of defying orthographic pressure, Joe ceded the top of the ticket to Kamala, who--after considering Josh, Mark, Andy, Roy, and Pete--picked Tim."

explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2969:_Vice_President_First_Names

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[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 10 points 3 months ago

It's almost like they go by a shortened nickname so it's easier to remember for the voters.