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 Hispan