With the primaries drawing close to the end it appears that Obama will most likely win. The massive number of votes that Hillary would have to win is extremely unlikely, especially if Obama can keep pulling in the African American voters and actually get them to come out on voting days. The racial divide is quite startling and shows that America could still have a lot of racial tension.
If Obama wins the race between him and McCain will be a lot closer than that of Hillary vs. McCain. This will surely generate a more positive outcome for the whole of America since with the race so tight, there should be quite a large voter turnout, meaning that the "best" in the will truly win.
It is not drawing to a close, Dorris. They primaries may be, but the race is not. Yes it is true that Obama is ahead in the overall delegate count, neither candidate will reach the 2,025 pledged delegates after the Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, etc primaries. It is just mathematically improbable for either candidate. It's sad to say that the superdelegates will decide the outcome of this race. The American people have spoken and overwhelmingly split amongst the 2 candidates. Now I am not saying that Clinton will win, I'm just merely saying that this race is not over.
It feels like America has gone back to the 1960's... Obama is constantly being compared to Martin Luther King Jr...which I suppose is a good thing since he was one of the greatest leaders in history, but at the same time it also brings the racial issues back into play a bit. Speaking of which, that racial gap is ridiculous. It should not matter at all that Obama is an African-American. People need to turn their focus to the issues, skin color not being one of them.
If Obama gets elected, it will be cool that he is the first African American U.S. President, and I think that is the only reason why race would matter at all. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of racial tension so race matters more than it should. People should decide who to vote for based on their ideology and NOT race. I don't think the race is over yet, but it's really really close.
I think that the democratic party has gotten a lot of publicity because of the first African American and the first women are so close to being elected. It is cool that he is African American but I agree with Purell that people need to vote more because of their ideology not because Obama is black. Appearance and the way you conduct yourself is so important but I think people need to vote more on what they think verses what they see.
Emily and Purell are both right. When people vote, it should not matter who represents. What should matter is what the candidate is representing. But people will be people, and people will vote for the candidate that matches in what the want to see, physically and politically.
Well, unfortunately in America, skin color does matter, no matter where you go. As long as you hear racist jokes and people saying they speak "mexican", there will still be racism. But whether you're black or white, its good to know that jon stewart will make you laugh.
I love putting humor into politics! I think it really lightens the mood when it comes to democracy. The primary did show that Obama has momentum and I think he has the nominee in the bag.
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With the primaries drawing close to the end it appears that Obama will most likely win. The massive number of votes that Hillary would have to win is extremely unlikely, especially if Obama can keep pulling in the African American voters and actually get them to come out on voting days.
The racial divide is quite startling and shows that America could still have a lot of racial tension.
If Obama wins the race between him and McCain will be a lot closer than that of Hillary vs. McCain. This will surely generate a more positive outcome for the whole of America since with the race so tight, there should be quite a large voter turnout, meaning that the "best" in the will truly win.
It is not drawing to a close, Dorris. They primaries may be, but the race is not. Yes it is true that Obama is ahead in the overall delegate count, neither candidate will reach the 2,025 pledged delegates after the Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, etc primaries. It is just mathematically improbable for either candidate. It's sad to say that the superdelegates will decide the outcome of this race. The American people have spoken and overwhelmingly split amongst the 2 candidates. Now I am not saying that Clinton will win, I'm just merely saying that this race is not over.
It feels like America has gone back to the 1960's... Obama is constantly being compared to Martin Luther King Jr...which I suppose is a good thing since he was one of the greatest leaders in history, but at the same time it also brings the racial issues back into play a bit. Speaking of which, that racial gap is ridiculous. It should not matter at all that Obama is an African-American. People need to turn their focus to the issues, skin color not being one of them.
If Obama gets elected, it will be cool that he is the first African American U.S. President, and I think that is the only reason why race would matter at all. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of racial tension so race matters more than it should. People should decide who to vote for based on their ideology and NOT race.
I don't think the race is over yet, but it's really really close.
I think that the democratic party has gotten a lot of publicity because of the first African American and the first women are so close to being elected. It is cool that he is African American but I agree with Purell that people need to vote more because of their ideology not because Obama is black. Appearance and the way you conduct yourself is so important but I think people need to vote more on what they think verses what they see.
Emily and Purell are both right. When people vote, it should not matter who represents. What should matter is what the candidate is representing. But people will be people, and people will vote for the candidate that matches in what the want to see, physically and politically.
Well, unfortunately in America, skin color does matter, no matter where you go. As long as you hear racist jokes and people saying they speak "mexican", there will still be racism. But whether you're black or white, its good to know that jon stewart will make you laugh.
I love putting humor into politics! I think it really lightens the mood when it comes to democracy. The primary did show that Obama has momentum and I think he has the nominee in the bag.
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