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Originally Posted by danielf
But is the US ready for a black president? Poll results and actual elections are different things...
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Thanks to Dubya, the US would accept nigh-on anyone at the moment. Bit confused about the poll results/elections comment though. What's an election if its not a large poll?
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Originally Posted by Incognitas
I think America is more ready for a black MALE president than a white or black WOMAN president.
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That isn't true Incog. Racism is a much bigger problem than sexism in the US. We elected a woman in the 80s, even before things had come along a good way. Even such-mysoganistic places like Pakistan have elected female heads in the past. Excuses are now running weak. However, much like Thatcher, Rodham-Clinton's persona is going to have more of an impact than her gender. She has garnered a lot of support - just less than Obama. Half the electorate (or thereabouts) are female. With a half-black candidate and a woman, someone was going to lose out.