Race and Gender Should not Be a Defining Factor In Who Is Elected to the Presidency

As http://www.courant.com/news/local/hcpoll30127.artjan27,0,7504446.story?page=1 points out, there is an ongoing debate on whether the US would be making a more profound historic event by electing an African American or a woman president. The author of the article says that democratic women see a woman president as a more profound event, while democratic men and republicans view an African American as a more groundbreaking historical event. To all this talk of race and gender, I have one question: What does it matter if the next president is a woman or African American? Instead of talking about race and gender, we should focus on the issues. Both candidates (Obama and Clinton) are magnificent, but instead of bickering back and forth with one another, they should focus on the issues. What is important is how we can make this country better. The next president should be focused on helping the middle class and getting rid of the massive deficit that President Bush has created in our economy. All I know that both the Democratic and Republican candidates running in the primaries are better fit to run this country than the current president we have. I am interested in hearing the ISSUES and the candidates’ SOLUTIONS from both parties, instead of the ongoing bickering that has been occurring. So I propose something to all of you, stop thinking Black or White, Male or Female, and lets start thinking about what we could do to make this country better!

For more information look at:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/OPINION02/801260316/1039/OPINION
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD8UD2GT01

The Effect of the Young Vote on the Election

As I had mentioned in my previous post this is my first year voting, thus I am extremely interested in the impact of young voters (primarily ages 18-29) in the election. As had occurred four years ago in the previous presidential election, young voters are making an impact in who gets elected for the presidency. Although it was not significant enough for the Democratic candidate to win the Floridian electoral votes, in Miami-Dade County the Democrat won the majority of the votes. This was a breakthrough in voting history since the large Cuban population in Miami always votes Republican. What can account for this change you might ask? Well, it was the large number of first time voters which tend to vote for the democratic party. As mentioned in the book American Government and Politics Today, individuals from lower socioeconomic classes tend to vote democratic, as well as those students that attend universities. The reason being is due to the major influe nce that liberal professors have on students (these individuals also tend to vote for the democratic party). Furthermore, I am interested in viewing the effect of first time voters in this election; during the last election a number of my friends were dying to vote (Democratic), but could not due to their age, now that they are able to vote it is important to ponder what effect it will have on the voting outcome in South Florida, and better yet in Florida as it whole? Will Florida continue to be a Republican state or will the young populatation be strong enough for us Floridians to become finally a DEMOCRATIC STATE?

For further information look at the following links:
http://www.civicyouth.org/quick/youth_voting.htm
http://www.yda.org/tools/19/youth-statistics
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/12/medina-county-voting-patterns-by-age.html

Welcome

Hello World, Welcome to my Blog! Since this is the first Presidential Election that I am to be active in, I am extremely interested in following the candidates that are running for presidency. As an initial warning I apologize if I am in any way biased to one particular candidate or party, for I am a Democrat and I do not intend to hide it in any way, shape, or form. With that said, I am looking forward to any disagreements that I may encounter with any of my fellow readers; for I am extremely interested in EVERYONE's valuable opinion.
Thank you and Enjoy!
Jennifer Espinet