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America Picks Names for New Obama Dog

Online survey asks respondents to write in their picks for the White House’s “first dog.”
Posted at Dog Channel.com: November 12, 2008, 5 a.m. EST

Yes for George, no for McCain?

Those were the results of a new MSN-Zogby poll that suggested names for President-elect Barack Obama’s White House puppy.

Other winning names included Hope, Lucky, Change, Maverick, and Sarah. Others – presumably less politically motivated – included Dog, Buddy, and Snoopy. Noteworthy but less popular suggestions included Abrahound Lincoln, Audacity, Secretary of State, Tina Fey, and Economy.

The online survey of 1,549 Americans asked respondents to write in their pick for the puppy’s name, and also asked what kind of dog the Obamas should get. One quarter of respondents said the Obamas should get a mutt, 15 percent said a Golden Retriever would be best, and 45 percent weren’t sure.

Here are the most popular names written in by poll respondents:

Hope
Lucky
Change
Sarah
George
Maverick
Snoopy
Buddy
Champ
Dog
Freedom
King
Liberty
Lincoln
Martin
Saul
Yes We Can
Other, less popular suggestions:

Abrahound Lincoln
Audacity
Big Reg
Donut
Duffy
Duke
Economy
Entropy
Howard (Dean)
Lady Liberty
Liberty ‘Libby’
Momentum
Nomad
Nova or Jade
Oprah
Promise
Rosa
Rufus
Secretary of State
Tina Fey