Wish I had that proverbial crystal ball, so I could find out which woman will be the first to actually run the White House, not just be there as support staff. Is Hillary the one? When I started my own unofficial straw poll, the pro or con reactions to Senator Clinton were instant and intense; [...]

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“Skeletons in the closet” have the capacity to affect how people view an individual. The label “skeleton” usually implies a negative connotation and often does not depend upon whether or not that individual actually did the action in question. Political candidates seem to be the most susceptible to guilt by association, at least in an [...]

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As CNN reminds us, the 2004 presidential election exit polls indicated that 62% of white men voted for George Bush and 67% of nonwhite men voted for John Kerry. Although female voter turnout was lower, 55% of white women voted for Bush and 75% of nonwhite women voted for Kerry.
In 2008 we are bombarded with [...]

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The election headlines are amazing:
“Who’s Black and Female and How Do They Vote?”
“In Politics, Gender and Race Vie for Top Billing”
“Gender or Race: Black Women Voters Face Tough Choices in S.C.”
Reports on CNN, NPR, and in the New York Times are raising the questions of race and gender in voting. The mighty Oprah, loved by [...]

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One thing I’ll say for this presidential election: I’m finding it much more interesting than usual. It’s gratifying to hear so many people across every age group actually talking about the candidates. But when I listen more closely I realize that some comments and observations I had thought obsolete are still very much in evidence [...]

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