Obama or Hillary?

As far as I could guess, most of you find the Democratic race more interesting than the Republican contest for the presidential nomination.
Do you think Hillary Clinton is the first woman to run for President? Think again ! You might want to find out more on this topic. A woman tried to run for President as early as 1872, at a time when woman weren't enfranchised.

So far, Hillary Clinton has been in the lead, at least in national polls. Her campaign is strong and this quarter she has raised more money than Barack Obama, for the first time this year. This week's issue of the Economist has a long paper on her candidacy. According to them, Hillary Clinton is likely to win as she has many assets (name recognition, money, an organized party machine...) however she is a divisive personality : she musters real opposition and even hatred (and not only from conservatives). Her Republican opponents use her probable victory in the primaries to exite and unite their own rather apathic base, which is still considerably undecided.
Some Democrats thus consider it would be a mistake to nominate her, since she would not create a concensus and might not manage to win against a strong Republican nominee.
If you are interested in specifics you will probably find the presentation of her health care plan worth your time.

You probably all know that this is not the first time a Black American is running for the nomination. But this is the first time an African American is getting quite so much attention and support. The New York Times has a video on the Obama fans.
You can also refer to the video I had recommended on an earlier post (2008 Primaries) if you want to learn what is the main challenge Barack Obama needs to overcome in his duel against Hillary Clinton.

Please do leave a comment if you want me to cover any thing in particular.