Scrambling for the top
Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke addresses the National Action Network's annual national convention in New York on April 3, 2019. Credit: JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
With Democratic presidential candidates scrambling to get traction in a crowded field, The Point offers this primary-themed scramble to take you into the holiday weekend. Each cryptic scramble is the name of a well-known contender. Can you sort them out? The answers are below.
1. BE JOINED _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. SEE SINNER BRAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. SARA HAIL MARK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. WEALTHIER ZEN BAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. BIG TEPEE GUT IT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. O ROCKER BOY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. YOUR BLACK HAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. OUR TOE BROKE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. DARREN STILL BIKING _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10. LIB BOILS LEAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWERS BELOW:
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1) JOE BIDEN; 2) BERNIE SANDERS; 3) KAMALA HARRIS; 4) ELIZABETH WARREN; 5) PETE BUTTIGIEG; 6) CORY BOOKER; 7) AMY KLOBUCHAR; 8) BETO O’ROURKE; 9) KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND; 10) BILL DE BLASIO.
Michael Dobie is a retired member of the Newsday editorial board.
