Posted by
Burorambo on Monday, August 06, 2007 12:02:23 PM
Elections should be determined by the candidates' stands on issues of primary concern to the country, not by their sex and/or race. And yet people can and do cast votes for or against candidates because of their sex or race. Right now, both sex and race are significant factors in the next presidential election, and one can assume that candidate Clinton would blame a loss on the country not being ready for a woman president rather than her stand on the issues, and candidate Obama would blame a loss on the country not being ready for a black president rather than his lack of experience. So what would happen to sex and race as election issues if Condy Rice were recruited as GOP vice presidential candidate? Would her presence in the final four neutralize sex and race and focus the election on more important national and international issues?