Can a woman win the US Presidency in the near future?

Question

Does a woman have a realistic chance to run for & win the US Presidency in the near future?

I find it astonishing that there has never been a serious woman contender for the US presidency!

Is it because the US electorate fears that a woman can not handle the job and might not look as Presidential?

Or is it just chauvinism?

Answer 1

Unfortunalty I don't beleive that most of the American public is ready to vote for a woman, regardless of her politics or her ability..it is very unfortunate but true...

Answer 2

I like to answer this question once a day. Yes a women can be President. No it is not chauvinism there has just not been a women good enough as of yet. Maybe Hillary can pull it off. She is a serious contender.

Answer 3

Yes but not now. We are fighting Muslim extremists. If we elect a woman Prez now, many Muslims would take that as a sign for permanent Jihad/war against us.

Hopefully Family Court will become fairer to children & divorced fathers by then.

Studies show women are more sexist at work than men. Piss off one woman & all of the women at work won't talk to the guy. Even if he is innocent.

Humans can't accept we are all imperfect and make mistakes. Being sexually prejudiced comes with being human. However this is not to say men are not prejudiced...it still behooves me when guys don't think women are smart.

Women try so hard to have patience with us guys. A woman in love will do everything to help us including giving us WISE advice.

This is seen by many guys as nagging. It is up to us to take their advice and/or suffer the consequences...ouch! Women have innate abilities men don't have & vice versa.

The sexes have different priorities, different backgrounds, are socialized & treated differently & grow up differently.

Answer 4

I would like to think so.

Most Western countries have had women leaders at some point in the recent history. I don't see why a women can't handle being the President of the United States.

I would like to see it :) It might be good for the US and not only in the eyes of the world

Answer 5

Elizabeth Dole is the best hope for a woman presidential candidate in 2008... with a chance of winning.

Hillary won't survive the primaries. And if by some chance she did, her socialist politics scare away so many moderates that she'd act as the Republican's secret weapon.

Answer 6

Why all of a sudden people are fascinated for a Lady president Trust me these are very hard times and who knows what will it be in 2008 and Hillary wont be able to handle it.only a Man with Military and war experience will be able to handle the situation .Give McCain a chance.

Answer 7

Not now. Not after witnessing Blanco's massive screwups in Louisiana. I think she set back that part of the woman's movement by at least a decade.

Though I think you'll see a non-white president before you see a woman president.

Answer 8

I really think America deserves a woman president.

Answer 9

i think of maximum people who do that are jealous of healthful romantic relationships through fact (for even though reason) they have not been able to finding one for themselves. i think of that their objective is to make a doubtless satisfied couple argue or get indignant at one yet another, in an attempt to make the instigator sense that their dysfunctional relationships are everyday. additionally, some human beings are basically a**holes that prefer to be certain everybody else depressing.

Answer 10

I have to laugh at these 'enlightened' fools who will vote for a woman pres because they think its time for someone with a vagina to control the country. Next, perhaps hemaphrodites will be the group to "deserve" it. Let's not worry about anyone's merits...just tell them to drop their pants and we'll decide according to their genitalia!!