Race, Gender Compete In Democratic Race

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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...........