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Who do you think the citizens of the United States would elect?| Barack Obama |
30.0%, 3 votes | Hillary Clinton |
70.0%, 7 votes | Multi-voting is disabled. 10 users have voted.
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Young Guru Snifit                    Since: 11-18-05 From: Notre Dame, IN Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Ok, first off, SS you're reading too much into this. This is only a dig at the right in that I would place myself so far left that 99% of the US is to the right of me. Secondly, voting for someone because they won your party's primary is not a good reason to vote for them. You vote for someone because they are better than the other candindate and I would vote for a republican if I thought they were the better candidate (I will admit that in most cases the views of the republican candidate will greatly clash with mine so I wouldn't vote for them).
Secondly, I think this is important because I believe a good portion of people who are democrats would still have concerns about voting for a black (I guess this is the term we're going to be using here) candidate or a female candidate. The reason I excluded the topic to just these two is because I didn't want someone to say, "Oh, neither, I'd vote for Edwards or Lieberman" |
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Arwon Bazu  Since: 11-18-05 From: Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Wow, I'm in the odd position of being more optimistic than most of you about the people of the US. I can't see how the woman-ness or black-ness of one of the two candidates is going to have more than a quite-small negative impact on voting patterns. The overtly racist or misogynist vote in America IS NOT THAT BIG.
Especially since, let's be honest, the sort of person who wouldn't vote for someone because they're a woman, or because they're black, isn't likely to vote for the Democrats anyway. On the flipside, there's probably a sizable number of people who actually really WANT to vote for a black candidate, or a woman candidate, to the extent that it would HELP them get votes. Especially right now, after the last 6 years, people are probably going to want something as different from "politics as usual" as possible. 2008 might well be a Carter moment, in that regard. |
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I haven't made note of that at all. I just brough up the fact that there is a history of inciting fear in the electorate. Personally, I don't feel that enough people in the US hold such deeply misogynistic views to swing the vote that hard. In addition, even some conservative women who don't like Hillary may feel inclined to vote for her. The post-feminist women's movement (women for women's rights without holding to feminist norms) have an odd sort of solidarity. | |||
Silvershield   580  Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Whatever the outcome of the Democratic primaries may be, I think it's fairly obvious that whichever candidate they elect will have at least a preliminary advantage in the presidential race. Unless something drastic happens in the next two years, or unless the Republicans pull a wonder-candidate out of thin air. That's all been said before, I know, but I think it bears mentioning when considering how electable the two currently leading Democrats are. | |||
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||bass Administrator  Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| In all honesty, I don't think the general American public is ready to elect either of them. | |||
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pix Newcomer You fail at reregistering, max.  Since: 02-03-07 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6315 days |
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| It's a hard question, but I think Obama would have a higher chance of winning than Clinton. Not only is Clinton a woman, which makes it impossible for her to win, she is also a Clinton. Obama may be black but he is still a politician that is respected by many people. | |||
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||bass Administrator Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6300 days |
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Originally posted by pixYou think Obama's being black will make it any easier? If Obama gets run, the Dems can kiss votes from the entire south and midwest goodbye. Lets just say that there are plenty of people in this country who firmly believe that it isn't called the WHITE House for nothing. |
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pix Newcomer You fail at reregistering, max. Since: 02-03-07 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6315 days |
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Originally posted by ||bassOriginally posted by pixYou think Obama's being black will make it any easier? If Obama gets run, the Dems can kiss votes from the entire south and midwest goodbye. Lets just say that there are plenty of people in this country who firmly believe that it isn't called the WHITE House for nothing. it's not gonna make it EASIER, but i think its not gonna be as big a problem as being a woman. |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now.  Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| I would never vote for a liberal candidate either way. I'd be happy to see a female president or a black president or a female black president or whatever. But not from the Democratic party =P | |||
emcee Red Super Koopa Since: 11-20-05 Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I don't think an overwhelming percent of voters will go to the polls and specifically not vote for a candidate because of they're black or a woman (although a lot will), many more will rationalize (to themselves as well as other) a vote against a candidate with other reasons, when in reality they're just not comfortable with their race or gender.
And although there would probably be more prejudice against a woman (specifically in the position of Commander in Chief of the military), Hillary still has an advantage just in numbers. There's more women than black people. In fact, Hillary may have an advantage over any man, not just a black one. Millions of women who don't even normally vote will likely go to the polls just so there'll be a female president. |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now. Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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Originally posted by ||bass I think that even here in the South voting will go more by party lines than by the race issue. Sure, the dems would lose some of the white vote that would normally vote democratic, but not too much, I think. The party issue has become such a divisive issue that I believe it'll largely overshadow racism. |
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