The 2008 election is breaking barriers left and right. It is composed
of a young black man, a middle age white women and an old white man.
Not to mention an Episcopalian, a Baptist, a roman catholic and a
Pentecostal. Talk about "isms"- add in another minority and the
stereotyping boundaries will be stretched to cover anything list as a
typecast.
An NPR article
asked 13 voters weather they would be swayed by the race of the
candidate in this election. One response surprised me in the article
surprised me "I don't know if I can see another old white man as
president," says Cal Weary. He's a black high school drama teacher who
voted for President Bush in the past two elections. He knows that his
declaration might sound harsh."
My Public Relations professor called McCain's selection of Palin a brilliant strategic move- he would be correct.
The Independent- a news source in the UK states "while white women favored Mr. Obama over McCain before the conventions by 50-42 per cent, the picture today is dramatically reversed, according to the Washington Post/ABC survey. Now they back Mr. McCain 53-41 per cent. That is a 20-point change."
It seems like the political spectrum is moving the in the same direction as other trends in the nation. Like their cars, house and Apple's I-pods a people can choose what color, size, style and uses they want their I-pod or elected official to have.
But on a more serious note, the American public can now choose between the person/people they feel would not only best represent their issues, but represent them as an individual.
My Public Relations professor called McCain's selection of Palin a brilliant strategic move- he would be correct.
The Independent- a news source in the UK states "while white women favored Mr. Obama over McCain before the conventions by 50-42 per cent, the picture today is dramatically reversed, according to the Washington Post/ABC survey. Now they back Mr. McCain 53-41 per cent. That is a 20-point change."
It seems like the political spectrum is moving the in the same direction as other trends in the nation. Like their cars, house and Apple's I-pods a people can choose what color, size, style and uses they want their I-pod or elected official to have.
But on a more serious note, the American public can now choose between the person/people they feel would not only best represent their issues, but represent them as an individual.
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