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Will the battle for the Democratic nomination turn into a debate about race and gender?
  • Sport.

    Unfortunately, there is little way to move forward in this campaign without the inevitable charge that all sides are going negative. With respect to Senators Clinton and Obama, the political philosophy shared between them is so similar that the only way for them to distinguish themselves from the other is to locate weakness and then exploit it for all the political blood it is worth. Politics is a contest ladies and gentlemen, it is a sport--a modern day equivalent to Roman bloodsport--and to survive one must fight. To the victor goes the spoils and may the best--ahem--person win.