The Contenders: Hillary, John, Al, Dennis, Barack, Et Al.

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Is there a difference between one Democratic candidate and another Or has the electoral system levelled the field, so that it only comes down to money and powerful friends For the first time in many years, Presidential candidates are placing issues and identities at the forefront of their campaigns: a black man, a Latino, a woman, a populist from the South, a progressive from Cleveland. But does any of them have what it takes to turn the country around

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LAURA FLANDERS is the host of RadioNation on Air America Radio. She is the author of Blue Grit: Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians and Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Men.
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN writes regularly for The Nation. He is the author of Homocons: The Rise of the Gay Right.
DEAN KUIPERS is the managing editor of CityBeat, the alternative weekly of Los Angeles, and the author of Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke.
JAMES RIDGEWAY has authored over fifteen books and co-directed the films Blood in the Face and Feed. He has also written for Harpers, The Economist, New York Times Magazine, The Nation, The New Republic, Parade, Ramparts and The Wall Street Journal.
ELI SANDERS is the senior staff writer for The Stranger, Seattle's weekly newspaper.
DAN SAVAGE is the author of the internationally syndicated sex column "Savage Love" and the editor of The Stranger, Seattles weekly newspaper.