Race, Gender Compete In Democratic Race

[rodeodance]

Source: channel 3




http://news.yahoo.com/s/wisc/20080105/lo_wisc/14982788

Race, Gender Compete In Democratic Race

Sat Jan 5, 9:02 AM ET

There have been black and female presidential candidates before, but none with the same potential as Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. And for some the deciding factor in this presidential race will be one of two things -- race or gender.

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On the West Side Friday afternoon, JP's Hair Salon was buzzing, and it wasn't just because of work. It was because a black candidate running for president won the Iowa caucus thanks to a growing group of Democratic supporters, some of whom are playing the race card.

One client at JP's said that she's definitely voting for Obama.

"I think for me, race is trumping my gender," Pearl Leonard-Rock said...........

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/wisc/20080105/lo_wisc/14982788

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Maybe it is as simple as that---would explain why edwards is not on media list.
the media want another binary--either or kinda race.

[onehandle]

1. Yep. MSM loves a "hook."

Edwards would never win on American Idol.

MSM knows best.

[KoKo]

2. This is strange. It's the second Yahoo article I've read with no source!

I posted an article from Yahoo about the election yesterday on DU that had no "byline" and no sourcing. It wasn't from the AP ...it wasn't from a Newspaper and it had some odd statistics in it that had no attribution.

I'm wondering if someone or group is pumping these stories to Yahoo to express a point of view that may have an agenda. It's something we need to watch. Those of us who post often like you do RodeoDance...and others might want to start checking to see if Yahoo is now into "unsourced" Talking Points as a regular thing... It's puzzling.

[KoKo]

3. Here's the "unsourced" Yahoo Article I posted yesterday...with the link..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3948493&mesg_id=3948493

[rodeodance]

4. if you clink on the yahoo link, it takes you to Wisconsin new. It is NOT unsourced.

[KoKo]

5. There's no link to click on that I can find....

:shrug: I don't see anything from Wisconsin new. Usually there's a source for a Yahoo article with byline. Where do you see the link so I can check it out.

I just checked Yahoo Politics and all these article have the proper Sourcing....AP and the state mentioned. It's weird that the article I posted and the one you posted don't have sourcing..
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* Does Obama's win show US is colorblind? AP - 45 minutes ago

Ray Ballentine was waiting for a sign to throw his support to Barack Obama. And when Obama coasted to victory in Iowa's caucuses, there it was — evidence that the senator had the broad racial appeal to get to the White House.
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State Republican party chairman Fergus Cullen stands in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, by a map of New Hampshire he hand colored showing where Republican strongholds are. 'There's all this mythology about campaigning in every hamlet in New Hampshire, but it comes down to hunting where the votes are, and 50 percent of the vote comes from something like 18 towns,' said Cullen. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Roadmap for NH: Top spots for votes AP - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago

CONCORD, N.H. - Along with a good roadmap, presidential candidates in the nation's first primary state have got to have the New Hampshire Manual for the General Court.
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Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani passes a snowman as he arrives for a house party during a campaign stop in Litchfield, N.H., Saturday Jan. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Analysis: Giuliani seeking attention AP - 28 minutes ago

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Rudy Giuliani has never had a problem getting attention — until now.
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Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and his wife Ann arrive at the airport in Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Romney grabs early lead in Wyo caucuses AP - 14 minutes ago

CASPER, Wyo. - Mitt Romney grabbed the early lead in Wyoming's Republican caucuses Saturday as the state had its brief moment in the political spotlight sandwiched between attention-getting contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters during a rally at the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, January 5, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)
Romney says he's a candidate of change AP - Sat Jan 5, 10:32 AM ET

DERRY, N.H. - Republican Mitt Romney, trying to prevent a potentially crippling New Hampshire primary loss, cast himself as a change agent Saturday as he tried to repel rival John McCain and answer Iowa caucus voters who showed they have tired of the status quo in Washington.

White House News

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President Bush, center, watches as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Bush, trying to overcome a history of failure in Middle East peacemaking, is about to embark on his first major trip to the long-troubled region facing deep-seated doubts about the seriousness of his commitment and his chances for success. He is scheduled to leave Jan. 8, 2008 on the trip. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Peace plan, Iran on Bush Mideast agenda AP - 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday tied his fresh push for Mideast peace to the fight against terrorism and U.S. efforts to counter Iran's quest for greater influence in the region.
* Highlights of Bush's trip to the Mideast AP - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

Highlights of President Bush's upcoming trip to the Middle East, according to the planned schedule as outlined by the White House:
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A Palestinian youth shouts as he stands next to an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security, while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
Bush tries to advance Mideast peace AP - Sat Jan 5, 10:31 AM ET

WASHINGTON - President Bush, trying to defy a history of failure in Middle East peacemaking, is about to embark on his first major trip to the long-troubled region, facing doubts about the seriousness of his commitment and his chances for success.
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White House considering stimulus package AP - Sat Jan 5, 7:25 AM ET

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, faced with a deteriorating economy and a big jump in unemployment, said Friday it was considering an economic stimulus package that might include tax cuts to ward off a recession.
* Program allows Mexican trucks in U.S. AP - Fri Jan 4, 6:13 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is going ahead with a controversial pilot program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S. highways despite a new law by Congress against it.

[kurth]

6. Melanin vs Vagina?

[humbled_opinion]

11. Viagra vs. Vagina....

:silly:

[JerseygirlCT]

7. I hate this. I really, really do.

This sort of simplistic, unthinking, easy way of categorizing everything.

As if both candidates are nothing more than their skin color or gender. That's the sum total of who they are and why they want to be president... it sucks.

[Triana]

8. Yea. But Americans are generally simplistic, lazy and stupid - that's how we got GWB (n/t)

[JerseygirlCT]

10. That and electoral shenanigans...

But your point holds.

I guess I'd just like to think better. And that if we weren't fed a continual stream of pap, we'd generally speaking show ourselves capable of a great deal more insightful thought.

[Triana]

13. True. Between the lamestream corprat media, the corrupt court and the cheating...

...Republicans - AND the races being "so close", it just makes it too darned easy to steal 'em.

I have zero faith in the integrity of our elections anymore.

A misinformed, far-too-ignorant, all-too-lazy, all-too-complacent, all too willing to swallow whatever the lamestream media says voting public (with totally screwed up priorities to boot), and then corporat/Republican cheating and corrupt courts atop that - I'd not be surprised WHAT we end up with as President - particularly after The W Debacle.

Sheesh. Sad.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Ahhhh. Here it comes. Those who think the opponent won only 'cause of race...

not because of his skills, gifts, and ideas.

Sour grapes.....again. If Obama had lost Iowa, I wonder if this poster would then be posting that he lost because he's black.

I am an Obama supporter for various reasons. He happens to be black, but that's not one of the reasons I support him.

I'm a middle aged white woman, middle class. Supposedly one of Hillary's base. The precincts in Iowa were filled with virtually nothing other than white people.

Sometimes someone wins because s/he captures the feeling of the country, because he has better ideas, better oratory skills, that "it" factor.

There are some who would say if Edwards had won, or indeed the 2nd place he got, is due to the fact that he's a middle aged white male.

[LetsThink]

12. CNBC's Chris Matthews threw the real dagger.... spin, spin, spin...

See, I thought the real nasty stuff didn't happen between any of the candidates. I thought it happened when commentators, like Chris Matthews of CNBC delivered spin after the coverage of each candidate's closing speech. Hillary actually gave a much more appropriate, gracious and fact-stuffed speech than any other candidate after the Iowa Caucuses. Pure performance, quality performance under pressure. And, by the way, she has continued the strong performance at Town Hall meetings in NH today (C-Span radio coverage) -- continuing to set the record straight on her plan to provide health care for all Americans, set the record straight on the vote to add Iran's Revolutionary Guards to the list of terrorist organizations, requiring Congressional authorization before any aggression against Iran -- and more misconceptions which have been widely spread lately by major news organizations.

Of course, in the end, the big Iowa story was that incredibly strong Democratic turnout !! YEAHHHH!! Good sign for more positive change to come--- If shrub hadn't been so inexperienced at the start of his Administration, perhaps we would be in a better situation today. 'Course there are some other factors in the shrub mix, too, I'll concede that much...... But, whatever happens..............we may have a DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE soon, soon, very soon.