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nytimes.com — In the Democratic presidential primary Senator Hillary Clinton appears to have an advantage in New York City. Among enrolled Democrats, women outnumber men by about 50 percent.

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  • mreal197, on 01/31/2008, -0/+3It's amazing how the press celebrate an African American and a Woman being viable candidates and trumpet it as progress while every other story dissects every voter by race and gender. If voters appear to have moved past the racial and sexist divide, one would think the media could grow up and do the same.
  • inactive, on 01/31/2008, -0/+3When it all comes down to the final vote it will be the economy, not race or gender, that will sway voters.
    As we see on C-SPAN today the Senators are not interested in getting legislation through that would give some tax releif to Americans.
    There is only one candidate who can turn this economic mess around, Ron Paul.
    Neither Obama nor the Clintons are on record discussing the economy and economic policy with the fed chairman.
  • crispoj1000, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1I love this line..."I’m freed from having to make my choice along gender or racial lines,” said Binta Brown, a Manhattan lawyer and Clinton supporter. “It allows me, and a lot of other women, to look at who these people are and what they

    have to offer this country. To me, it’s a no-brainer.”...

    ...And this one...

    ..."Joyce Johnson, the state field director of the Obama campaign, acknowledged that some black women feel pulled in both directions. “Hillary is the woman in front of us who has a chance,” she said, “but beyond race and gender, there is something that has captured this country, and that something is Barack Obama.”...

    ...Oh right and there is that someting special "Barack Obama" Quality she mentions. I guess that is outiside Race / gender, I guess I'll vote for him on that then, that makes sense...

    ...But it's not about race or gender...huh, could have fooled me... A whole story on Race and Gender
    (I'm voting republican, but that aside, what happened to VOTING FOR WHICH OF THESE 2 ARE MOST QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT?!?!?!

    I...I'm...I'm baffled.... how did we get here?

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