February 5, 2008

• Super Tuesday

  Well... I voted. I was really torn between Obama and Clinton. I think either one of them would do well as president and a win for either of them would be groundbreaking for the United States in terms of combatting/ overcoming the sexism or racism that exists in this country. I really hope that we, as a country, are at a place that we can set aside
  prejudice and vote on a candidate based on his/ her qualifications and
  stance on the issues, but I think it would be
  foolish to not consider the roll that  -isms may play in this election. I know the writing was on the wall after John Edwards didn't carry his home state, but I wonder if his choice to drop out before Super Tuesday was to better position himself as the choice of running mate for whoever emerges from the Barack- Hillary Rumble.  The psychology of choosing a running mate for the Democrats in the this election is interesting-- whoever wins will be asking America to overcome a huge prejudice in order to elect them. Would Obama or Clinton fare better in a presidential race with a white man as a running mate, as opposed to another running mate who also comes to the table facing another widespread form of prejudice? I hope not, I'd kind of like them both on the same ticket. And the, or I should say, a problem for Edwards is that he has already run and lost as a vice presidential candidate. Anyway, this is all to say it will be interesting to see how this plays out and that I desperately hope America rises to the occasion.

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