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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.  In 2008 [[affirmative action]] was used to fill the position of President of the [[United States]]{{fact}}.

An '''Affirmative Action President''' is someone selected for that office based partly or entirely on the person's race or gender.  In 2008 [[affirmative action]] was used to fill the position of President of the [[United States]]. [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/clinton-backer.html] [http://boards.msn.com/MSNBCboards/thread.aspx?threadid=819397] [http://www.gregpalast.com/vote-for-him-because-hes-black/]

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.

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.