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fujiyamasan

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19. This is true, Obama is the only president elected so far with a non European last name

Reply to Polybius (Reply #17)

Mon May 19, 2025, 01:29 AM

6 hrs ago

And even though it’s three syllables, his last name is easy to pronounce.

It leads to another question, would Harris have done worse if she kept her mother’s maiden name, Gopalan?

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This is true, Obama is the only president elected so far with a non European last name fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #19

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