While we have some potential candidates for such a ticket, using race and gender is a stupid reason to put someone out there. Ability trumps race and gender if we are able to stick together to push the right person to the top of the heap.
using race and gender is a stupid reason to put someone out there.
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But it would be equally stupid to reject a person because of their race or gender. Ted Cruz has a Hispanic surname, but he is ultimately qualified to be POTUS.