Presidential Candidate's Nicknames

alaskaguy

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The candidates by their full names, and their nicknames:

DEMOCRATS:

New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck

Former North Carolina Sen. Johnny Reid Edwards: John

Illinois Sen. Barack Hussein Obama Jr.: Barry

New Mexico Gov. William Blaine Richardson: Coyote Bill


REPUBLICANS:

Former New York Mayor Rudolph William Louis Giuliani: Rudy

Former Arkansas Gov. Michael Dale Huckabee: Mike and Huck

Arizona Sen. John Sidney McCain III: Johnny

Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard Mitt Romney: "In high school, my friends called me Bird Legs. And how did I get it? Take a guess."

Former Tennessee Sen. Freddie Dalton Thompson: Mr. President

Link:
2008 Candidates and Their Nicknames - Politics on The Huffington Post
 

CloneAggie

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The candidates by their full names, and their nicknames:

DEMOCRATS:

New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck

Former North Carolina Sen. Johnny Reid Edwards: John

Illinois Sen. Barack Hussein Obama Jr.: Barry

New Mexico Gov. William Blaine Richardson: Coyote Bill


REPUBLICANS:

Former New York Mayor Rudolph William Louis Giuliani: Rudy

Former Arkansas Gov. Michael Dale Huckabee: Mike and Huck

Arizona Sen. John Sidney McCain III: Johnny

Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard Mitt Romney: "In high school, my friends called me Bird Legs. And how did I get it? Take a guess."

Former Tennessee Sen. Freddie Dalton Thompson: Mr. President

Link:
2008 Candidates and Their Nicknames - Politics on The Huffington Post

Those don't seem very good. I'm sure we can come up with better.

Maybe something like Huck the Dumb****
 

cmoneyr

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Wow, people call John Edwards John, some people are crazy. That was the worst list ever, I know you didn't make it alaskaguy but jebus. And who calls Barack Obama Barry??

I want some cool nicknames, like Barack "Crazy Eyes" Obama, Hillary Clinton aka "Hooty McBoob", "Captain Ron" Paul etc.
 

iceclone

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The candidates by their full names, and their nicknames:

DEMOCRATS:

New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck

Former North Carolina Sen. Johnny Reid Edwards: John

Illinois Sen. Barack Hussein Obama Jr.: Barry

New Mexico Gov. William Blaine Richardson: Coyote Bill


REPUBLICANS:

Former New York Mayor Rudolph William Louis Giuliani: Rudy

Former Arkansas Gov. Michael Dale Huckabee: Mike and Huck

Arizona Sen. John Sidney McCain III: Johnny

Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard Mitt Romney: "In high school, my friends called me Bird Legs. And how did I get it? Take a guess."

Former Tennessee Sen. Freddie Dalton Thompson: Mr. President

Link:
2008 Candidates and Their Nicknames - Politics on The Huffington Post

There's only one good one among the whole lot: Coyote Bill.