Which woman do you think would be a great President?

[nebula]

My choice would be someone like Naomi Wolf.

I also like Arianna Huffington and Naomi Klein (though I think Klein is Canadian).

I think any one of them would be vastly superior to HRC.

[LordJFT]

1. McCaskill eventually

[jlake]

4. Oh. God. No.

[LordJFT]

37. I can see why someone who supports mccain would say that

[hfojvt]

52. no she really is pretty awful

Every time I see a list of Democrats who have caved on some horrible piece of legislation and voted with the Republicans, her name is on it. And what is the justification? That she is from a dark red state like Montana, South Dakota, or North Dakota? No, she's from purple Missouri. That she needs to tack right in order to win re-election? Considering that she is not up for re-election until 2012, it seems kinda odd to be caving to the right in 2007. She seems to be a centrist just a little bit to the right of Chafee, but she did surprise me by endorsing Obama.

[jlake]

61. Let me put it this way: Clair McCaskill is more like McCain than she is like Obama.....

[LakeSamish706]

2. Barbra Boxer of course! n/t

[tigereye]

56. yes! Boxer is very cool.

:thumbsup:

[davidinalameda]

3. the idea of Arianna as president is fantastic

shame she's foreign born

[whatchamacallit]

18. I kinda dig Arianna too

[nebula]

21. Arriana is terrific

if we can let an Austrian-born half-wit who admires Hitler and barely speaks intelligible English become a CA state governor, then surely we can make another exception to the rule. :)

[hfojvt]

53. Arianna seems to ride with the angels now

but considering how she trashed Gore leading up to the 2000 election, I'd still be kinda leery of her. Didn't she also run for Governor of California, instead of promoting the Democratic Candidate? She's also had some very right wing writers doing editorials at Huffpo. Maybe not lately, but I have seen them linked.

[goldcanyonaz]

5. Conviently they're all better since they're not running.

[virtualobserver]

17. actually I don't fnd it convenient

I wish they were.

[davidinalameda]

50. not really

none of them have Hillary's baggage

and some of them have real experience in government which isn't based on being married to someone who has held office

[jgraz]

6. Rachel Maddow!

[ekwhite]

7. Janet Napolitano NT

[AZBlue]

64. I second that one!!!

[TheWraith]

8. Actually, Naomi Wolf is from San Francisco. Arianna is Greek, though.

I like Arianna fine, but I can't see why you'd pick one of them over, say Kathleen Sebelius or Claire McCaskill.

[RaleighNCDUer]

15. Aren't McCaskill and Sebelius both DLCers?

I'd be happy with just about any qualified woman who is neither a Republican or a DLCer.

[hfojvt]

58. Sebelius is, IMO

As a Kansan, I sometimes wonder what difference she has made as Governor. It doesn't help that the Republican legislature can pretty much over-ride her any time they want with just a few inevitable defections. And see my comment about McCaskill above.

[SoxFan]

9. Janet Napolitano

[hulklogan]

10. Tammy Baldwin!

:bounce:

[LittleClarkie]

45. I assumed you were a Wisconsinite with that suggestion

But your'e not. How did you hear about Tammy?

[hulklogan]

55. Tammy is a true hero to me and many of my fellow GLBT Americans

:patriot:

[blm]

11. Rachel Maddow. Kathleen Sebelius. Teresa Heinz Kerry. Elizabeth Edwards.

.

[virtualobserver]

13. seconded.

especially Elizabeth Edwards and Rachel Maddow

[EFerrari]

25. Teresa! Elizabeth!

:applause:

[Emillereid]

12. Barbara Boxer comes to mind. Barbara Lee too.

[Bonobo]

14. Barbara Boxer.

[whatchamacallit]

16. Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein...

Shit, foreign born :(

[Zynx]

19. As I prefer competence above all else, Napolitano seems like the best choice.

I know some have said Elizabeth Edwards and some other favorites of the activists, but I do want someone devoted to a knowledge of public affairs.

[tomg]

20. Pelosi.

:sarcasm: Seriously, Barbara Boxer. Too bad Barbara Jordan or Eleanor Roosevelt aren't available.

[virtualobserver]

23. I wish that Pelosi was President next week.....

but impeachment is off the table.

[tomg]

26. Were she president next week

then one of my reasons for not wanting her as president would be eliminated. So I guess, like you, I want her as president now.

[CitizenLeft]

22. Barbara Boxer.

I know some people are disappointed in Nancy Pelosi, but there's a difference between someone having to hold together coalitions within the House, and being President. She'd make a good president.

[LWolf]

24. Boxer. Lee. McKinney. n/t

[davidinalameda]

48. Ms. McKinney is running for president

as a Green

[LWolf]

60. I heard that.

If I can't stomach the nominee, she'll be on my list of possibilities.

[JohnnyLib2]

27. Fascinating, so far. Does any one of them seem to have a chance?

In the future, in terms of practicalities,that is.

Here in the land of Mitch McConnell, the question just doesn't come up.

[lumberjack_jeff]

28. Patty Murray. n/t

[ej510]

29. Barbara Lee, Janet Nepolitano, Katherine Sebilius,

and if she weren't so tied up with corporation Senator Clinton.

[dana_b]

30. agree with the Barbara Boxer folks. n/t

[mmonk]

31. Boxer.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

32. Barbara Boxer n/t

[nell2323]

33. Barbara Boxer

[TwilightGardener]

34. Sebelius is pretty competent, though not a riveting speaker, unfortunately.

[Tarheel_Dem]

35. Goldwater/Miller

CeCe Goldwater & Stephanie Miller? Just kidding.......

In the real world, I'd have to say Barbara Boxer.

[Perky]

36. ok It has to be said: Some of you have utterly no friggin Idea of what it takes to be President.

Tammy? Either Naomi? Arianna? Rachel Maddow? Cynthia McKinney????? Sh can't even hold a majority black house seat without pissing off half the African Americans in the District.


Some of these ladies are smart and maybe even politically shrewd but that is not the same thing as being a politician...

But fror cripes sake... They should at least be current federal office holders or governors.


I am no fan of Hillary. but at least she has been elected and re-elected to something.

[U4ikLefty]

38. who pissed in your lemonade?

jeez!!!

[Perky]

47. what qualities and what resume element do you think are necessary to be

an effective president...let alone a great president?

[whatchamacallit]

40. IMO any of these suggestions are at least as qualified as Hillary

She's a product created by an elite establishment to tow the line.

[Skidmore]

39. The late Barbara Jordan remains unmatched in stature for presidential material

in my mind. I have seen no other woman in politics who has risen to that standard in my lifetime.

[tammywammy]

41. McCaskill and Sebelius n/t

[VotesForWomen]

42. question: if Obama was a woman (black or white) would s/he be getting half the support O is currentl

currently getting? i think we all know the answer to that question. the reality is, any hypothetical 'great' woman candidate will immediately lose at least 10-25% of her potential support, just for being a woman, and that's among 'progressives.'

[WonderGrunion]

59. Quick answer

Carol Mosley Braun

[VotesForWomen]

65. so true. nt

[VenusRising]

43. I always thought the first woman president should have been

Ann Richards.

Apparently, she accomplished her work here, and she did it with such fire!

[LittleClarkie]

44. No one will know who this is but...

I've seen her speak and she's a powerhouse.

http://www.lena2008.com/home.php

Maybe in a few years when she has more experience under her belt

Lena Taylor for Milwaukee County Exec.!

[KansasVoter]

46. McCaskill and Sebelius (N/T)

[mathewsleep]

49. gov. kathleen sibelius

[Catherina]

51. Naomi Wolf, Barbara Boxer.

Naomi Wolf, Barbara Boxer. Even Nancy Pelosi. I'm not forgetting the trip she took to Syria that got everyone mad.

I have to edit and add Michelle Obama. What a woman!

[tokenlib]

54. Nancy Pelosi looked presidential with the Dalai Lama...n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

57. Barbara Boxer. nt

[AZBlue]

62. Unfortunately Arianna wouldn't be eligible - she was born in Greece.

[DerekJ]

63. My wife ...

Honest. She stands for the right thing to do, all the time regardless.

[fortyfeetunder]

66. I think Hillary still has potential

She has the skills to be a great president. It's too bad she used the ugly sides of politics for her own gain.

[adoraz]

67. maybe if she drops out right now

she would have a shot in the future, but at this pace there is no way she will ever be a nominee, let alone President.

If she stays in until the convention and Obama loses, there is a 0% shot for her in 2012.

[nebula]

71. Hillary's negative campaigning would probably work better

on the Republican base. But ugly smear tactics don't work well on most Dem voters.

Perhaps she would have a better shot at it if she ran in 2012 as a Republican candidate.

[knixphan]

68. Cali in the house!

Barbara Boxer is money!

McCaskill after that

[tokenlib]

69. Let's try Susan Sarandon or Angelina Jolie???

It worked for Reagan's career change---:)

[knixphan]

70. future shout-out

to SamPower.

[peoli]

72. Michelle Obama

[40ozDonkey]

73. I still want Tammy Duckworth!

Dammit, I hope she runs for something again soon.

[better tomorrow]

74. Oprah.....

just kidding....

[Catherine Vincent]

75. What other black guy would be a great President?

Who is vastly superior than Obama.

:eyes: