Americans appear prepared to elect either a black or a female president. But experience trumps both factors—and in a two-way race, Hillary Clinton lea

Could 2008 be the year that Americans put an end to an unbroken 218-year streak of electing white male presidents? Large majorities report a willingness to vote for either a woman or an African-American candidate for the office, according to the latest NEWSWEEK Poll. But those numbers drop significantly when respondents are asked whether the country is ready to accept a black or a woman in the White House.
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Ideally, a President should be elected based on his qualifications, not by gender or the color of their skin. But in reality, that may not be the case. People are wired to be biased and to various extents, discriminative. I believe both Hillary Clinton as well as Barack Obama are sufficient in their experiences and abilities to run the country. Both are excellent candidates.