Obama and Clinton

[ProSense]

Which is true:

Obama and Clinton are running for President of the United States despite being been beaten down by stereotypes and negative media coverage.

Obama and Clinton are running for President of the United States despite stereotypes and media bias.

[Deep13]

1. The second one. nt

[maddiejoan]

2. Neither is true

Obama hasn't even had a glove laid on him by media

[ProSense]

3. Why is that? Here are stats from when they announced:

Tone of Coverage of Candidate Announcements

Percent of All Stories
Candidate & ...........Date ......Positive Neutral Negative
Hillary Clinton........1/20-1/27....42.9.....34.7....22.4
Barack Obama........2/10-2/17....30.8....46.2....23.1
Joe Biden..............1/31-2/6......5.6.....44.4....50.0
John McCain...........4/25-5/2.....19.0....38.1....42.9
Mitt Romney..........2/13-2/20....26.9....42.3....30.8
Rudy Giuliani.........2/13-2/20....37.5.....62.5.......0

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[goldcanyonaz]

4. Neither is true. We are no longer a racist society, but sexism is alive and kicking.

I am disgusted overt sexism in both the media and on this board.

[emilyg]

5. So am I.

[annie1]

8. same. scary and sad. Not exactly the hope and change i want.

[ProSense]

6. So how did Hillary rise to become a Senator and candidate for president?

That is the premise of the OP.

Did she do it despite stereotypes?

[ProSense]

7. Also, I'm disgusted by anyone making this race out to

be about racism or sexism. Richardson is Hispanic, male and, some would argue, far more experienced than Obama and Hillary, is he getting a fair shake in the media? By people on this board? By voters?