{"id":9180,"date":"2015-05-05T03:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T03:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=9180"},"modified":"2015-05-05T03:05:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T03:05:33","slug":"diversity-marks-gop-field-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=9180","title":{"rendered":"Diversity marks GOP field in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You want diversity in a presidential campaign?<\/p>\n

The growing Republican Party field is turning to be as diverse as any I’ve seen in oh, maybe forever.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/former-hp-ceo-fiorina-announces-white-house-bid-003353798.html<\/p>\n

Carly Fiorina has just announced her candidacy; she’s the first woman in the GOP field.<\/p>\n

Ben Carson followed her into the arena later in the day; he’s an African-American neurosurgeon.<\/p>\n

Ted Cruz is running; he’s a Cuban-American.<\/p>\n

Marco Rubio also is running; he’s also a Cuban-American.<\/p>\n

Mike Huckabee is going to run; he’s a former Baptist preacher.<\/p>\n

And … what about the Democrats? They’ve got Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders. I suppose you can say that a card-carrying socialist — Sanders — gives the Democrats a scintilla of diversity.<\/p>\n

But the Republican field is looking like a diverse bunch. It’s ethnically diverse. There’s a hint of gender diversity. Occupational diversity is showing up as well. Many of the rest of the expected GOP candidates, though, appear to be run-of-the-mill politicians.<\/p>\n

I do like the looks of the GOP field as it’s developing.<\/p>\n

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