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Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton

The biggest deciding factor many Americans will have between the running Democratic candidates will be based upon skin color and gender. It's astounding how a surprisingly large number of voters will cast their ballet based on the physical appearance of the candidate.

It will be intriguing to see which way America will vote. It's no secret that racism and sexism are still very alive in our country even amongst the Democrats. So what will be the deciding factor? How far will Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have to go in order to secure their respective votes?

My humble opinion is solely based on historical American facts. Women weren't entrusted the vote in this country until 1920. Non-white men? They had been voting since 1870. An astounding difference, yes? And I think this trend will continue into the future as well.

Granted these facts are from 100 years ago, but if my intuition is correct, I do believe that Americans in general would still rather see a male, no matter his creed or color, running for our Presidency before a woman.

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