Is America Ready for a Minority President?

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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

I think you know full well what I meant and it has nothing to do with choosing a minority who isn't qualified.

There are tons of people who don't vote based on qualifications or platform. They vote based on status group memberships. I have no reason to assume that you are or are not one of those people.

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

And yes we do "need" one since we all know that years upon years of White male leadership can't possibly be good for a diverse and progressive country, as we like to think we are.

I don't think that the U.S. is truly diverse and progressive beyond the surface. So white male presidents are what I expect from us. Having nonwhite and nonmale presidents won't make me change what I believe about this country's diversity and progression and its future.

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

In my opinion both Hillary and Obama are qualified.

I'm not a fan of their platforms. But I took this thread topic to not have to be specifically about Clinton and Obama. I answered it generally and just used those two candidates as the context.