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Originally posted by geep
Broad and sweeping generalizations about particular segments of the population are the foundations of bigotry, not the cure.
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Agreed.
Just because Republicans think enough of "minorities" to not spoon-feed them like the Democrats do, doesn't mean that they are racist or sexist. Making suggestions to the contrary will only result in you sticking your foot in your mouth after you look at the history of the Democratic party in comparison. In Minnesota, Republicans are the major backers of "workfare"-type programs as opposed to Democrats who simply hand out checks. Which of these do you think is more respectful to out of work minorities?
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Originally posted by rth9821
The RNC would put up a black woman in a heartbeat if her policies appeased the base and she had the financial backing. The trick, of course, is that she would have to be pro-life and anti-affirmative action among other things.
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What Republican in their right mind isn't anti-affirmative action these days? As for abortion, there is room for flexibility on this issue I think. "Partial birth" abortions are vastly different than abortions in the first trimester, and there are many repubs who are able to make such a distinction.
P.S. Hillary can't run in 2008 -- she's already served two terms as President.