(note: I respond to the things I’ve written here in the very next post)

It interests me to hear on news broadcasts what drives people to select a presidential candidate. It seems like this time around, more than ever, a great many people are making this democratic primary an emotional choice. For the first time in history, an African American has a legitimate shot at the White House. For the second time in history, a woman has a legitimate shot. Both of these people are remarkable individuals, and indeed remarkable candidates. Nevertheless, I believe that should a majority of democrats nominate a candidate based on their emotional feelings regarding a candidate’s gender or the color of their skin, we will have further proof that our democracy is broken. (more…)