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A Mormon, an African-American, a woman: Is America ready for change in 2008?

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Yes
70% 170 votes Total: 243 votes
No
30% 73 votes
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  • 1 of 13

    by Jason Austin

    I think that this is a silly question. Is America ready for change through the hands of either a Mormon, an African-American, or a woman? Why should this matter one iota? I a...read more

  • 2 of 13

    by Eric Kabakoff

    America is absolutely ready for change, whether it comes courtesy of a woman, Mormon, African-American or Martian. After seven years of a Bush administration so unpopular that e...read more

  • 3 of 13

    by Ann Nurse

    A Mormon, an African-American, a woman: Is America ready for change in 2008? Is America ready for change in 2008? The answer to that question is yes. The number of people w...read more

  • 4 of 13

    by Salvatore Oliva

    Ask a random person this question in New York City and I bet you will get a YES. Ask a random person in a Middle American suburb and you will most likely get a NO. Rephrase the ...read more

  • 5 of 13

    by Brenda Lachman

    "If you don't change your ways, your ways are going to change you" America not only is ready for a change, it is in desperate need of a change: We need a different approach ...read more

  • 6 of 13

    by Bill Whitney

    The way I look at it is that after eight years of two lying idiots, anything would be an improvement. a BIG improvement. Mitt Romney, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would be m...read more

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    by Peggy Molloy

    Religion, skin tone, and gender are three superficial topics to try and discuss what America is ready for. America is light years ahead of this question, as is being proven, by ...read more

  • 8 of 13

    by Christopher Kendalls

    Everyone says that we're not but you have to look at how these three candidates ever got to this place to begin with if we truly weren't. I think the real question is whether o...read more

  • 9 of 13

    by jemiwh

    Is america ready for chang in 2008 So many people have a lot of views towards the change about the presidential election. I believe America is ready how could they afford not ...read more

  • 10 of 13

    by Robert C. Sage

    Most Americans believe that change is overdue in 2008. Never before Iowa, had an Afro-American won a presidential caucus or primary. Never before had a woman been consider the...read more

  • 11 of 13

    by Steven Laskoske

    The issues that come into play during this Presidential election will not be questions of discrimination to a large degree. This, of course, doesn't mean that there won't be so...read more

  • 12 of 13 Donatedbadge

    by Michael Allen Carvell

    I believe that its time to have a new person for our next president this is Hilary Clinton a new choice to bring back a president for the people. our country has needed a differ...read more

  • 13 of 13

    by Snow Write

    Change can be both positive and negative. Contrary to what some may believe, women do not think the same as men. African-Americans have their own personal passions and values as...read more

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    by J. Lee Kenser

    I think just looking at the wording of the question gives you an answer. The answer is definitely NO. In our politically correct world, why are we still even describing people...read more

  • 2 of 4

    by Tom Woerner

    At first glance it appears so. If one believes the pre-Iowa rhetoric of the media America is ready for President Clinton, the second, obviously a woman. If we look at the resul...read more

  • 3 of 4

    by Nathan Perkins

    I feel we have lost progress by pretending we are "ready for change," as you say. We are not ready for change until we can nominate one of many qualified female candidates. We...read more

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    by John Christopher Holland

    I thought that we were, but we are not if what matters about these candidates is that they are a Mormon, an African-American, and a woman. These are words used to divide, and r...read more

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