Michael Munger wants us to know he has a nickname too.
The Libertarian gubernatorial candidate complains that he was left out of a recent series of Dome items about nicknames and shorter names of the candidates.
Munger points out that he's often referred to as "Mike," but he's appealing to voters as "Michael."
Google confirms that more Web sites list him by the longer version of his name (20,100) than the shorter version (14,400). His campaign site prefers "Michael," while his professorial page likes "Mike." (And his blog eschews both for "Mungowitz.")
The press leans toward "Michael," with 103 results in a Nexis search to "Mike's" 66.
And, tellingly, Munger is on the ballot as "Michael C. Munger."
Perhaps we're reading too much into this whole name thing, but Dome would venture a guess that third-party candidates — who are usually trying to boost their credibility — favor the more formal versions of their names for that reason.
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