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I don't think the US is quite as liberal as it would like to think it is. Obama's chances are greatly reduced simply because he is black. Of course everyone hopes we've come a long way from the world of racism that existed even 50 years ago, but the reality is that the closer to the election we get, the more people are going to start whispering that they don't want a black man in the white house. Hillary was hurt by 2 things: 8 years of Clinton scandal and being a woman (though people were willing to ignore the Clinton scandal stuff, they just couldn't get past the being a woman bit). As long as McCain doesn't die first, he is most likely to win.

Maybe in another 20 years the country as a whole will be willing to look past gender and race. Right now though, those things still play a big part in the political choices people make here.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Tue 15 Jul 2008, 5:59, Reply)