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Monday, December 29, 2014

Republicans see diversity in their 2016 hopefuls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long criticized as the party of old white men, Republicans are seeing a diverse group of people step up for possible contention in the 2016 presidential race.

This class of contenders could include two Hispanic senators, an Indian-American governor, a female business leader and an African-American neurosurgeon. In a group that could exceed a dozen Republican White House prospects, all but a few are in their 40s or 50s, while one of the oldest white men is a fluent Spanish speaker whose wife is a native Mexican.

This development is a point of pride for those Republicans who have long pushed for a welcoming “big tent” party.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

In the end it will be an old, privileged, white man: Jeb Bush.

ginn said...

We delude ourselves in the belief of a multi-party gov't. There is but one party., the 'elitests'. Our representatives, Dems or Repubs, no more have our wishes and well being at heart then does Kim Jong Un. Neither party is going to stand up to corporate interests for that is what our gov't has morphed into., a merger of corrupt corporate and corrupt legislators.
The American people have just told our gov't that we want big change yet the same old 'in bed with big business' wranglings are full-speed-ahead. Nothing's changed and nothing is going to change in our favor. Just a different party is going to screw us.