Reply #46: Yes, there are still a lot of knuckle-draggers,

[frogmarch]

both male and female, to whom the idea of a woman or a black serving as president is unthinkable. Some of those people are my in-laws, several of whom vote Dem because they realize the repubs are not who they portray themselves to be. These few Dems support Edwards because he's a white man.

My side of the family is a multi-racial, well-educated bunch, and our women are feminists and among the most unsubmissive women on the planet. Everyone in my family, including my husband and grown kids, supports Edwards because of his stand on the issues.