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valleyrogue

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31. The ONLY way a woman ever becomes POTUS
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:40 PM
Jun 2025

is if there is a situation where she is VP, and the president either dies in office or is forced to leave or is Speaker of the House and both the VP and presidential offices are vacant.

Otherwise, no woman will EVER be elected president of the United States. It just won't happen. Sexism is WAY more ingrained than racism, and there are millions of people, not just the religious right types, who think women are incapable of leading countries because of their menstrual cycles or they are menopausal or post-menopause and consider them too "emotional."

This despite all the Himalayan mountains of facts to the contrary. Women have led countries and empires for thousands of years, if one includes monarchies in the mix. They have proven themselves time and time again they are capable. Many countries have been willing to have women be the heads of government, but not the United States.

Such notions as "women can't lead" are deeply ingrained in this country. We saw this in both 2024 and 2016. The GOP targeted MRAs, especially the young, white males, to support them. J.D. Vance's entire campaigning strategy was to go after the manosphere and talk like an MRA by trashing single women and those who opted not to have children.

The politics of resentment by white males cannot be overestimated.

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Voters who would elect Trump would not vote for a woman, no matter Ocelot II Jun 2025 #1
Greedy One Percent Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #4
Unfortunately the one percent isn't one percent of the voters - it's close to 50%. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #5
Both Sec. Clinton and Vice President Harris "won" but the millions of under votes happened. Botany Jun 2025 #2
Yes Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #6
And those that have been rigging the vote has it set up that after Trump unexpectedly won it could be Botany Jun 2025 #8
THIS! Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #22
According to one of the articles posted on "this will hold" sub stack Musk's A.I. people were Botany Jun 2025 #30
I completely Agree Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #35
And they called us alarmists for trying to get Trump brought to Justice for 1/6/21. Botany Jun 2025 #39
I hate to be a contrarian but I totally disagree. bif Jun 2025 #3
That's What They Said In The Eighties Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #9
Trumpers would go for a female Trump leftstreet Jun 2025 #7
Trumpers would vote for a populist no matter the gender SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #11
That wouldn't be an improvement, though. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #13
I'm Thinking More Along The Lines Of Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #14
Sarah Palin would have been in a subordinate position to John McCain. Aristus Jun 2025 #24
agree, the misogyny angle is way overhyped cadoman Jun 2025 #34
YESSSSSS SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #10
It won't happen in my lifetime JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #12
I'm 71 Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #15
Comon People Now Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #16
We've tried two excellent women candidates who failed to win Arazi Jun 2025 #17
Then The Time To Start Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #20
Gore, Hillary, and Kamala all ran during Democratic administrations -- and lost. W_HAMILTON Jun 2025 #21
+1 leftstreet Jun 2025 #26
I See The Next GOP President Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #18
In 2008, I heard a black man could never ascend to the presidency. Torchlight Jun 2025 #19
Oh A Woman Can Never Win Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #23
Oh, jeez. You sound familiar. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #29
The Dem nominee in 2028 will be a straight white male Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #25
Then why didn't they vote for two of the best candidates either party has put forward in decades? Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #27
yes markie Jun 2025 #28
The ONLY way a woman ever becomes POTUS valleyrogue Jun 2025 #31
It Amazes Me How Many Posters Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #32
future-president Loomer agrees 0rganism Jun 2025 #33
Ready, yes. Willing? JCMach1 Jun 2025 #36
Democratic Misogyny Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #37
Perhaps I should've titled it Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #43
I wish that were true Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 #38
Well, THIS voter is ready. MineralMan Jun 2025 #40
Thank You, MineralMan! Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #41
Eric Trump suggests he could run for president when his father's term ends Mr.Bee Jun 2025 #42
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