Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Obama is not winning amongst Latinos!

I read an article about a week ago in the New York Times that discussed the racial and gender issues that are prevalent in this upcoming election. Although this election has been heavily circled around the issue of national security, this upcoming election can be ground breakingbecause there is a possibility that an African American or a woman will become the next president of the United States of America.

This article was very interesting because it discussed the alliance the Latino community has with Bill and Hilary Clinton. The Latino community feels that Hilary will address their social issues and represent their socio-economic interests. What was even more interesting is that Bill Clinton has had a long affinity with the African American community, therefore it seems as if Hilary Clinton is winning the minoritycommunities; especially in cities like New York City. Bill Clinton made a wise decision in placing his office in Harlem, New York.

We should ask our selves if Bill Clinton's close relationship with the Africa community benefit Hilary Clinton's campaign and increase her opportunity to win the 2008 election?

Unfortunately, Obama may be negatively affected because of the lack of support that he will have from the minority communities.

Ironically, the debate tonight covered the debate of race vs. gender. Does race triumph gender?

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