The democratic race is a genuinely more interesting, having the first Black and female candidates in US history.
Not a chance. The firsts* are indeed interesting, but the novelty wore off a long time ago. They are both lefty democrats, so who cares which one gets it? The Republican field is far more interesting, given there are more contenders for the actual nomination,** and the ideological differences between Reagan conservatives, versus "moderates" like Guliani. Then there is the Mitt Romney, "is he really a conservative now, and if he is, will Bible-thumpers vote for him?" phenomenon. Not to mention Ron Paul. Not to mention the
incredible wildfire Hey, What Happened? candidacy of Fred Thompson.
*We've had Black candidates and female candidates before. But of course, those stood no chance of winning the nomination.
**I don't know how many are in the running on each side, but the Repubs had more candidates that could actually win the nomination. The Dems only have two or three.