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I want to believe we could have a woman president so long as she ran on something other than being a wet noodle that's trying to be #relatable more than just being a good candidate.

Or better yet, running on something more than

"Are you really gonna let Trump win?"

Well, so far the women we've run are 1) one of the most hated politicians of all time, and 2) a cop who repeatedly stated her support for genocide.

So... idk if 'women' is the issue here. Maybe we should try running one that doesn't come with decades of baggage / isn't an overtly horrible person?

I mean, sexism is definitely a factor, but one that has thus far only become insurmountable in combination with a mountain other barriers.

Anyone suggesting that the US is too sexist to elect a woman president has to explain the election of Claudia Sheinbaum.

By every metric I can find, Mexico is more misogynistic than the US. You can look at crime statistics on domestic violence, rape, murder; or opinion surveys showing men's negative attitude toward women -- all the stats coming out of Mexico are worse.

Yet somehow, Mexico overwhelmingly elected a woman (a Jewish woman in an 85% Christian population, too).

My hypothesis is that policy matters much more than the gender of a candidate. Kamala had absolutely pathetic policy proposals, supporting the status quo of corporate economic domination and a foreign policy soaked in innocent blood. but maybe I'm biased.

Doesn't help that the "women candidate" the DNC spit out are neoliberal status quo protectors, their "female candidates" is at best performative from them.

I'd love for AOC to prove het wrong

No it’s not America isn’t ready for a woman president. It’s not ready to have the DNC keep nominating candidates that lack any appeal or enthusiasm.

Let me preface this rant with I voted for both Hillary and Kamala.

Hillary was a terrible candidate because she is neither conservative or liberal/progressive. The DNC railroaded Bernie because it was Hillary’s “turn”.

And with Kamala instead of have an actual primary and getting the best candidate, they just shoe horned her in at the last possible minute and expected everyone to just be ok with it. Not to mention she falls into the same category as Hillary who is neither conservative or progressive so equally disliked on both sides.

I think the problem ultimately lies within the democrats themselves unwilling to listen to the younger voters who are in dire need of hope and change not the status quo that really isn’t working for them or anybody really. It also doesn’t help that neither party really gives two shits about pissing off the liberal base and it shows.

Regression.

I feel like 10+ years ago the USA would have been more ready (maybe still not fully, idk).

She's right.
We would have elected one by now if that was the case OHWAITWEDID https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election

I'm so fucking sick of this argument. It's nothing more than centrist cope; a way of willfully misunderstanding the reason for Hillary Clinton's and Kamala Harris' campaign failures.

She's right.

I thought we were ready for a Black president, and maybe some of the country was. Where I was living at the time, a white man was okay working side by side with a Black man. He'd call him brother, they'd eat at each other's places, their wives would hang out, their kids would play together... I thought racism was mostly a memory. People were even fine with a Black boss. But when it came to a Black president, they just couldn't cope.

If these people can't see past skin colour, they definitely won't see past gender. For these people, the First Gentleman would be the "real" president. They would not respect her and, at most, would say she's just the spokesman for the real president. A lot of people liked Michelle Obama, but not because she's Michelle Obama, but because she's Mrs Barack Obama. They don't care what she thinks or knows, they just expect that she's speaking for him. And, I think, in 8 years, we saw that she was her own person, but a lot of people couldn't see it.

I wonder if she's interested in running. I think Michelle Obama would poll better than Kamala Harris. I have a feeling she's done with politics, though, if she were ever really interested.

Perhaps it's because the Democrat party keeps trying to force a woman candidate instead of letting it happen naturally. Voters wanted Bernie Sanders, instead the party made Hilary Clinton the nominee. Then they didn't even have a proper primary in 2024. Biden won the primary because he was the incumbent and nobody really tried to run against him. Then he dropped out, it was too late for a primary, and Harris was just appointed as his replacement.

The country is not ready for a president with intelligence, integrity, morals, empathy or even a bit of humanity.

Sad indeed. The rest of the world does mostly okay by their elected woman leaders. So...no metric system and no women leaders. Got it. I just hope to all that is holy that the country is not ready for a pedophiliac leader.

Disclaimer: My comment which follows does not apply to fans and supporters of a candidate. It applies to a difference in how male and female candidates are referred to in the media.

When our society reaches the stage where TV pundits, political blog writers, etc. stop referring to women candidates by just their first name (almost every time) in the same context that they continue referring to men candidates using their last name, or title + last name, then maybe I'll believe the US is ready to elect a woman president.

(edit: I should add to that list, also when even the opposing side will use her last name same as they do with male candidates that they are against, meaning that they may hate her but still have at least that much respect for her as a candidate)

Other parts of the world already had women as presidents and prime ministers for decades. Some countries have had queens as the primary ruler for centuries.

Then there is America.