Rating the Candidates

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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...T_FEATURE.html





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[Ret10Echo]

Ok...wonkish?...anyone?

wonk

Main Entry: wonk
Pronunciation: \ˈwäŋk, ˈwȯŋk\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1954
: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly : nerd <a policy wonk> <a computer wonk>

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wonky

Main Entry: won·ky
Pronunciation: \ˈwäŋ-kē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): won·ki·er; won·ki·est
Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter — more at wench
Date: 1918
1British : unsteady, shaky
2chiefly British : awry, wrong

[lksteve]

While I found the charts mildly amusing, what caught my eye was the first line referencing the Democratic debate in Las Vegas...what I find interesting is that the Dims are having a caucus, not a primary...and that the debate, ostensibly to inform the interested Nevada electorate, was conducted when most of us out here are either 1) still at work, 2) en route between work and home or 3) at the gym (well, I was, anyway)...so why were they debating again...?

[Gypsy]

Originally Posted by lksteve

...so why were they debating again...?

They enjoy hearing the sound of their own voices?