Is the U.S. ready?

My friend Steve, a hard core Republican, says that the U.S. is more ready for an African-American president than they are for a woman. Wow, I'd say he's off by a mile. You don't need to do a very in-depth electoral analysis to see what the U.S. population is comfortable with . . . Congress has a pretty good number of African-American Representatives because of district gerry-mandering, but how many African-Americans are there in the Senate (which requires winning a state-wide contest)? That's right, just on, and almost anyone can name him, he's from the Chicago area and he's a superstar. How many women serve in the Senate? SIXTEEN! And how many people can name more than one? The numbers don't lie. The current situations of race and gender are completely different, and in my opinion makes it very obvious what voters are willing to do at this point in time.

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