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Lurs, you make some interesting points, most of which I agree with. I checked all boxes because there's nothing that will preclude me from voting for someone beyond the issues.
As far as "white" and "male" (and might as well throw "Protestant" in there) being excluded from the poll, I think that it's safe to say that since the vast majority of politicians in the US in all offices fit at least 2 out of 3, none would cause an immediate exclusion for voters. I sincerely doubt that we can find anyone on this board that would honestly say that they would not vote for a white male Protestant candidate simple because he can be described with those 3 adjectives. The fact that he's a Nazi or a Communist might be enough on its own (yes, I realize the irony of the religion, but I'm making a point). Given that there has only been 1 Catholic President and no others in the poll descritpion lends itself to my arguement pretty neatly I think.
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