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Has your name helped you gain voters?

Also, more seriously, is the name itself important in politics? There have been competent people who lost elections because of their names, and there have been competent and even incompetent people who won despite weird names. So, is the name important?

I like your answer because it seems to invalidate paranoid claims and conspiracy theories. However, I do still believe that some people vote superficially, in that they don't always prepare themselves to make an informed decision, they don't do their homework, and in front of the ballot, they choose what sounds good. I think the evidence to that effect is overwhelming, and I even have first hand experience. When I voted for the first time, I was 18 and a half, and I was more excited to vote at all than whom to vote for. So, I just picked a lady with a cool name from a boring sounding party, because, based on their name, the lady sounded smart and the party sounded serious.

I am interested if you believe GWBush's name was a factor in his election.