The votes are in, and three magic words landed Meghan Markle in first place: “American,” “Riviera,” and “Orchard.” In that order, as it happens, although they work about as well after random shuffling. While this is only the second solo Attention-Whore Index victory for the duchess, the Sussexes, as a pair and singly, have a combined 11 wins—the most except for you-know-who. Last week’s top finishers: Markle, 36.3 percent; Katie Britt (the emotive, misleading senator from Alabama), 24.7 percent; Donald Trump, 13 percent. Among the half-dozen competitors who trailed, George Santos (8.1 percent) surprised us by not polling better: after all, he announced his return to the political arena. Tough crowd!
The nominees in this week’s edition of the Attention-Whore Index Poll are …
