The article has much more both pro and con on this topic but the whole thing annoys me. How can Hillary or Barack be seen as underdogs struggling against gender or race bias. The two of them crushed their white male opponents with ease. Are people out there who oppose these candidates because of gender or race? Sure but far more oppose them for legitimate concerns. I have not had a single discussion with anyone opposing either of these candidates for those reasons. I have heard them supported for those reasons.When Sen. Clinton started her presidential campaign more than a year ago, she said she wanted to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling. But many of her supporters see something troubling in the sometimes bitter resistance to her campaign and the looming possibility of her defeat: a seeming backlash against the opportunities women have gained.
Just as Barack Obama's campaign has been empowering for African-Americans, Sen. Clinton's run has inspired women across the country, drawing millions to the polls and putting her in a neck-and-neck battle for the nomination. She has already gone farther than any woman before her -- a source of great pride for her women supporters.
The truth is opposition to Hillary comes from those who view her as unprincipled, untrustworthy and greedily ambitious like her husband with the added burden of being unlikeable. Obama is likeable but has no real track record with the added burden of rascist black supporters.
Obama was winning this contest by keeping race out of the debate until Jeremiah Wright hateful rhetoric became public. Hillary was doing much better when she was running as a Senator and a leader rather than a flag bearer for the women's movement.
We are trying to elect a President not a special interest group. I don't know who I am going to vote for in this election. I do know I am going to vote against any incumbent office holder. Throw the bums out. Send a message.
( hat tip Instapundit who has many relevant links as usual)
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