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Originally Posted by FireFly
Yes and no. In regards to equal representation, the US lags behind a lot of other nations. In the almost 300 years it's been around, the US has only ever had old white dudes running the country. If they were to elect a female or a black man, and that person were then to be considered a good president, you might see more equality in other areas.
You're right, people should be looking at a person's stance on isses and not their skin colour or sex. However, the fact is, they aren't. That alone should tell you the state of equality in the US.
Either one of Obama or Clinton would make an excellent president. The question is which barrier do they want to break first? The colour barrier or the sex barrier? Or are they too afraid of change to do either and will stick with what they know?
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Until Canada actually votes in a female candidate, or someone who isn't French, English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh in ancestry, I don't think we're much different.
I think people are listening to Clinton and Obama's ideas... I just don't think a lot of people like them... they are a little too liberal for the average American. I think the fact that a woman and a black man are the front runners for the Democrats speaks to how far that country has progressed in the past 50 years. Lets be honest... even if those two are a little too liberal, if they get to run against someone as right wing as Tancredo, Romney or Huckabee... they'll be the first elected woman and/or minority in North America (if they run together).