Analysis
Race and Gender Make Democrats' Field Historic
Democrats moved a step closer yesterday to what shapes
up as one of the most historic and compelling contests
ever for their party's presidential nomination, a study
in contrasting styles and candidacies in which race and
gender play central roles in the competition.
At center stage stand Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, who set up his presidential exploratory committee yesterday, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who is set to make clear her intentions soon. Never has a party begun a nomination contest with its two most celebrated candidates a woman and an African American.
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