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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]].<ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/clinton-backer.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.gregpalast.com/vote-for-him-because-hes-black/]</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6182486&page=1]</ref> <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/15/biden-elect-obama-because-hes-black/]</ref> <ref>[http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2492]</ref> For example, if Bobby Jindal or Sarah Palin were elected president based on their race or gender, they would be affirmative action presidents due to their obvious lack of qualifications.

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]].<ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/clinton-backer.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.gregpalast.com/vote-for-him-because-hes-black/]</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6182486&page=1]</ref> <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/15/biden-elect-obama-because-hes-black/]</ref> <ref>[http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2492]</ref> For example, if Bobby Jindal or Sarah Palin were elected president based on their race or gender, they would be affirmative action presidents due to their obvious lack of qualifications.

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