Do you think America is ready and willing to elect an African American president?

Question

Assuming that said African-American had the same stances as a white candidate who you would consider voting for and the only difference was race, would you be less inclined to vote for the man because he was black?

Answer 1

Goodness yes! The only think holding us back from having a President who happens to be of African heritage is the fact that most would-be candidates always talk about "equal rights for blacks, equal opportunity for blacks, mistreatment of blacks, etc."

Before you jump on me, read a line further. We would have a President of African ancestry in a second if they always spoke about: "equal rights for all of us, equal opportunity for all of us, end mistreatment of our citizens, etc."

If all they represent is "black", most of us don't need them.

If they represent all of us. they are sorely needed, ancestry being of no interest.

Answer 2

Colin Powell has said he won't run for President. All the other prominent Black men or women are percieved as being centered on one or two issues. I'm not saying that's true, just that it's the perception of the majority. America will never put a "one trick pony" into the Presidency.

I wish we had actual Leadership like we see on TV and in the movies. I'd vote for Gena Davis (Comander in Chief) or Dennis Haysbert (David Plamer on 24) in a heart beat if I thought they could lead like that for real. Harrison Ford made a good President, too.

Answer 3

Sup Brandon? convinced i believe that maximum folk of people are waiting for an African-American president. keep in techniques although that he's 1/2 Black (no longer that it ought to count). Jesse Jackson is a comic tale and performs into previous-college politics. Obamas unites human beings more desirable than Jesse Jackson ought to ever dream to! I voted for Obama the following in Wisconsin, no longer because of race or something like that, yet because of what he has finished and what he plans to do. He did magnificent in the talk tonight and he quite took the prospect to seem presidential. He stayed cool and calm even even as Clinton began to get a touch testy. i believe that Obama should be the subsequent president of the united states and that he will flow down in heritage because the President that rallied the yank human beings for the period of all lines that divide us and basically replaced the way we expect of of ourselves in the international community. O-Ba-Ma!!!

Answer 4

Sorry but the Americans are not ready to vote a black man in over a white man. We won't see it in our lifetime.

Answer 5

America as a nation is too biased to have an African-American as President of the US.

trust me - a WOMAN will become President first before that happens.

Answer 6

If he/she had the same views and did not change them due to popular opinion, then I would vote for a person of any color.

Answer 7

I am not quite confident although American is supposed to be free to vote.

Answer 8

I believe is ready but I don't believe there is a good candidate...

Answer 9

Yes... and she will be awesome.....

Oh... and it will take her the first 4 years of her 8 year terms to clean up the crap that Dubya did!!!!!!

Answer 10

Sure if you could find one willing to work.