Ferraro told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif.: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."
I'm not even going to dignify this with a response. But, the comment did pique my interest about the relative successes of women and African Americans in politics. For some fast facts, see the following Washinton Post article, data from the Women in Congress website, and list of African Americans in Congress from Wikipedia (plus a little reflection on the fact that there have only been three post-Reconstruction black Senators.)
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