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Kind of split on how to resolve this. The only one that would qualify would be Christie saying the comment about his funny last name and comparing that to Obama. Definitely race-targeted, but it's pretty loosely derogatory (dogwhistle for birther theories? general lack of competence among people with non-Anglican names?)...I did specify subtle and thinly-veiled though. Leaning yes, but willing to hear arguments for yes, no, or N/A

@such Vivek himself is the one who compared himself to Obama. Christie’s swipe at him was about Obama being too green for the job. The ChatGPT slight was about his answers being scripted and robotic. Neither is racist.

@such i haven’t seen any press saying those comments should be perceived as racist.

@GeoffWolfe have to agree. There wasn't anything spicy at all. I'm a bit disappointed, and my popcorn remains uneaten.

@such I think the Obama comment is enough when you said no matter how subtle. For the sake of argument, maybe even the funny last name comment counts since you never said it couldn't be something he said himself

I'm going to resolve as no. It's a fair point that I didn't specify that it couldn't be Vivek himself and he did make the comment about his last name being funny, but I also specified that it had to be derogatory and coming from himself it seems far less derogatory. As far as Christie's comments, maybe they could be interpreted as fitting the criteria of the market on their own, but as they were a response to Vivek himself talking about his name and Obama, it seems against the spirit of the market to include those.

Going to make this market again at every debate, as they go on and the field gets less crowded the insults get more and more personal...definitely possible for one of the next ones to resolve yes.

If they just point out that he is Hindu and/or doesn't eat hamburgers, does that count as "racist"? I don't think it should, that's just normal political ad hominem attacks.

i agree that 'not eating hamburgers' shouldn't count but pointing out that he is Hindu in a negative context seems like a pretty clear yes given the resolution criteria

ChatGPT reference shouldn’t qualify

@GeoffWolfe There was also the comparison to Obama that seemed like a pretty clear connection to both of their races.

@Gabrielle Vivek made the comparison to Obama, Christie just called it out.