Recently in Time Magazine, I have read this doubting article about whether if Obama really stands a chance to Clinton and is he really out of reach. Due to the statistics from the Pew Research Center, Obama only rose about 1% from march 2007 to september 2007. While Clinton went from a 35% to an astonishing 42%!
Some problems with Obama is of his speaking delivery. According to an advier to a rival campaign:"His style is so cerebral and so cool that it just doesn't appeal to a wide segment of the Democratic Party. They want to like him, but he just isn't connecting with them."
Another issue is race. Many Americans are doubting wether the country is ready for a black president and rather, Obama has some problems with black voters too. But there are some positive things about Obama that is surely accounted for:
1.inspirational message
2.GREAT at raising money
3.built a disciplined campaign organization
What do you think? On the issue of race and gender of these two candidates, who will have a better chance?
Resource: Time Magazine, Oct. 8th, 2007
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we need to stop recognizing they're race and gender and recognize them as human beings/ equal candidates. The constant attention being drawn to Obama being black and Hilary being a woman is going to hurt them more than help them in the end.
im also wondering who this advisor is.....and how Obama is lacking in connecting with the people any more than ANY of the candidates running for president. I've been keeping up with the debates....and he seems to be one of the few who actual ANSWER questions instead of spending half their time thanking the crowd or someone in the service and the other half dodging the answer completely with "pretty" words like "honor", "freedom", and "God"
I'm so glad that finally women and minorities are in a position to inflict major change, politically and socially. I think it really comes down to what people want to see more: the elimination of gender roles in society or the breaking of the last strand of racial inequality? On the one hand, we women want to prove once and for all our equality to our male counterparts. On the other, we minorities want to prove once and for all our equality to our Caucasion counterparts. I guess it truly depends on which side our women minorities choose to support.
But what saddens me is the statistic that I cam across that said that women are less likely to vote for the woman candidate just like minorities (African-Americans, specifically) are less likely to vote for the African-American candidate. I hope this statistic is not true. I really want my first election to shake up the history books.
I can't really see any of them taking the office. I too would like people to look at these two candidates for what they're standing for on political issues instead of paying attention to their color skin and gender. The only thing I hope for right now is a change in our government. Hopefully the Democrats will be able to take the White House back. Eight years with Republicans isn't going anywhere far.
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yes i do agree with you that it is time for democrats to take over.
I've read a couple interesting editorials on the Obama v. Clinton race. Hillary Clinton's statement that if AIDS was a leading cause of middle-aged white women, then we'd be doing more about it could never have been said by Barack Obama because for him to appeal to the mainstream, he can't be "too black." At the same time, however, I don't feel like we should vote for a woman or a minority just because of their gender or minority; we should vote for the best candidate.
I think Obama has a lot of amazing ideas, but I don't think he has enough experience--I think he would do a good job, but he doesn't have the experience to make people vote for him.
Another editorial I read said that the conservative party doesn't have anyone strong enough to win the presidency. So who's our next president going to be? It's going to be a very, very interesting race.
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i agree with you!