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In reply to the discussion: This Country IS Ready for a Woman President [View all]valleyrogue
(2,791 posts)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.