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An '''Affirmative Action President''' is someone selected for that office based partly or entirely on the person's race or gender. Every President up to now has been a white male. As of 2008, [[affirmative action]] has not yet been successfully used to fill the position of President of the [[United States]].

An '''Affirmative Action President''' is someone selected for that office based partly or entirely on the person's race or gender. As of 2008, [[affirmative action]] has not yet been successfully used to fill the position of President of the [[United States]].

 

However, before the [[American Civil War]], Democrats supported slavery and the Dred Scott decision, which did create a bias that favored whites over blacks even in issues far less than Presidential elections. It was the Republican [[Abraham Lincoln]] who led opposition to slavery and the Dred Scott decision.  

An Affirmative Action President is strongly supported by some [[liberals]] who favor [[affirmative action]].  As they support [[affirmative action]] for other positions, it is a logical extension for them to favor it for the presidency also.   

An Affirmative Action President is strongly supported by some [[liberals]] who favor [[affirmative action]].  As they support [[affirmative action]] for other positions, it is a logical extension for them to favor it for the presidency also.