Gender & Race in the Presidential Campaign

Paper Summary:

The author of the paper examines how newspapers in the United States reported the Democratic Party's presidential candidacy race in relation to gender and race. The writer states that for the first time ever, Democratic Party members not only had to choose between male and female candidates, but also between white and black candidates. The author examines how this phenomenon was reported by journalists in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

From the Paper:

"The 2008 presidential campaign in the United States is unique in that never before have voters in the Democratic primaries been offered a choice between a woman candidate and an African American male candidate. It can be safely stated that never before have race and gender played such a major role in American presidential politics. While the Republican candidates are all white males, the major Democratic candidates are males (African American Barack Obama and Caucasian John Edwards) and female (former first lady and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Balz, Dan. (2007, January 17). Race and Gender Make Democrats' Field Historic. WashingtonPost. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://www.washingtonpost.com.
• Nagourney, Adam. (2008, January 14). Race and Gender Are Issues in Tense Day for Democrats. The New York Times, Retrieved January 14, 2008, fromhttp://www.nytimes.com.
• Scott, Janny. (2007, December 20). A Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine Line. The NewYork Times, Retrieved January 14, 2008, from http://www.nytimes.com.
• Seelye, Katharine Q. (2007, October 14). Clinton-Obama quandary for Many Black Women.The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://www.nytimes.com.

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