Mike Huckabee was propelled to the top, not surprisingly, by the Religious Right. His views on gays and abortion among other issues(homosexuality is a sin and a learned behavior and abortion is a crime) are in sync with the sociopolitical agenda of Religious Conservatives.
Senator Obama's Iowa win came as a result of the support he enjoys among young voters who see him as the harbinger of change in Washington DC. To many, Barack Obama represents a much needed departure from the political establishment, the status quo and the time-honored "politics as usual" practiced in D.C.
What do I think? Being a woman, I like to think that our nation has come a long way, baby. And I am not talking about the old cigarette commercials either. I am talking about the possibility that a woman might become our next commander in chief. To me, it is exciting and exhilarating. Having said that however, I do not believe that Hillary Rodham Clinton represents a significant departure from the "good old boys" club that has controlled Washingtonian politics since forever. She is nevertheless, the best hope the Democrats have of regaining control of the White House. The fact that she's been around the block, so to speak, makes her in the eyes of many people, a more viable presidential candidate and by contrast, gives a neophyte like Obama a definite disadvantage. And staying on Barack Obama, the following question also has to be addressed: Is the United States of America with its not so distant past submerged in the painful, shameful past of institutionalized racism prepared to elect a (gasp!) black president?
I would like to read your opinion America. If you are in Tierra del Fuego or Ulan Bator, what the heck! Let me know what you think too.