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In reply to the discussion: Do you think we'll see a female president? [View all]FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)55. That's the wrong question to ask, in my view.
The first female speaker of the house promised not to go after Bush's war criminals.
The first black president keeps trying to sign all national sovereignty over to the multi-national corps.
Condoleezza Rice is both black and female; was she the right person for her job?
Let glass ceilings break when they break.
Pick the best candidate available at any given time.
This is too important for symbolism.
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Yes, I'd give it probably 95% odds at this point. It's inevitable and overdue.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2014
#3
I'm expecting that we have already lost the WH if Hillary is the nominee in 2016.
Chan790
Feb 2014
#80
HRC will drive votes away from the democratic party if she is selected as the candidate
bl968
Feb 2014
#9
"If the GOP ever got rid of their anti choice, anti gay and other ignorant social issues,"
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#40
Until there is a fundemental shift in the thinking of the GOP, I doubt that
Old and In the Way
Feb 2014
#42
IMO, Sen Gillibrand has the best chance to be the first in 2020. 2016 is a lost cause.
CK_John
Feb 2014
#48
Do you think we'll see a female president within the next 30 years? Yes. n/t
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#53
yes, I think we will especially a D. We have so many presidential quality D woman in politics today.
Sunlei
Feb 2014
#60
Yes, one day. Many countries have had female leaders by now; so why not America?
LeftishBrit
Feb 2014
#65
I'm more interested in whether we will see a non-corporatist President.
woo me with science
Feb 2014
#78