Diversity Of The America QUESTION: Given the nature of American diversity, explain the problems for presidential candidates assembling a winning coalition of voters? Race and ethnicity, gender, social class, and education are all obstacles in a political system. A presidential candidate must overcome these obstacles in order to receive a majority of the votes. In order to gain the votes of America’s diverse population, a candidate must be aware of the issues that are important to each group. African Americans have opinions that differ from those of Asian Americans, Native Americans, and even Hispanics. Each ethnic group has it