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
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I completely agree with you! All this talk about gender and race is just a way of avoiding taking a stance on any of the issues that people really care about. President Clinton made a good point the other day when he told the media that they were the only people who cared about gender and race and it wasn't a fair representation of what the American people are concerned about.
The media love their narratives. Maybe one reason Edwards got so little press was that he didn't fit into the media narrative.
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