#2969: Vice President First Names
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[A table is shown in a panel. Names of "Four letters or fewer" are shown in the comic on a yellow background (bolded in the table below).]
| President | VP | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ? Kamala ? Donald |
Tim ? JD ? |
| 2020 | Joe | Kamala |
| 2016 | Donald | Mike |
| 2008 | Barack | Joe |
| 2000 | George | Dick |
| 1992 | Bill | Al |
| 1988 | George | Dan |
| 1980 | Ronald | George |
| 1976 | Jimmy | Walter |
| 1974 | Gerald | Nelson |
| 1973 | Richard | Gerald |
| 1968 | Richard | Spiro |
| 1964 | Lyndon | Hubert |
| 1960 | John | Lyndon |
| 1952 | Dwight | Richard |
[Caption below the panel:]
Since the 1980s, a political consensus has emerged: vice presidents should have short first names.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:[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."