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13. Many wanted them....

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:09 PM

Aug 2025

Just not enough. Our electoral system is easily exploitable and the head of the FBI foiled Hillary's win.
Many good women can run in 2028: Governor Mills of Maine (Badass), Governor Whitmer of Michigan (turned the state legislature from red to blue and is fiercely pro-choice), Senator Elise Slotkin (tough and experienced, Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson 9running for Governor).
These women are great but in a patriarchy people seem to push male candidates forward (even celebrity men with no political experience) rather than experienced amazing women.
Call out the sexism.

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So, all this chaos is because nobody wanted a female president? [View all] imanamerican63 Aug 2025 OP

You are so right. Damn them to hell! Katinfl Aug 2025 #1

I will never forgive them. Walleye Aug 2025 #2

No malaise Aug 2025 #3

Yes. ancianita Aug 2025 #10

Another reason, as well. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #23

Yep, so many magats are still fighting the Civil War... brush Aug 2025 #29

All about Machismo. Black men are seen as manly. Trump chosen for the same reason. LiberalArkie Aug 2025 #30

It hurts so much to even think about it mcar Aug 2025 #4

Misogyny? Maybe so... maddiemom Aug 2025 #18

Ah, yeah, the Electoral College. 😑 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #24

Well, certainly not NOBODY! Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #5

lots of FAFO going on Skittles Aug 2025 #6

Right. They FA, we FO. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #21

No argument here. Boomerproud Aug 2025 #7

65,853,514 writerJT Aug 2025 #17

"Nobody" -- That's the lie. onenote Aug 2025 #46

My take is that, in either case, they couldn't accept a female commander-in-chief. ancianita Aug 2025 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Aug 2025 #9

Yup happy feet Aug 2025 #11

a tantrum southmost Aug 2025 #12

Many wanted them.... Pris Aug 2025 #13

Even in 2008. I was bitterly disappointed that year. LisaM Aug 2025 #35

Seriously Lulu KC Aug 2025 #14

She won the popular vote in 2016. writerJT Aug 2025 #15

I'm not "nobody." I still want a female President. NNadir Aug 2025 #16

nobody? barbtries Aug 2025 #19

Plenty of countries have been led by women IronLionZion Aug 2025 #20

Harris' sex isn't the only reason we lost. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #22

But *all* Democrats are communists Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #27

"As a whole, Americans are 'deeply stupid'"?? whathehell Aug 2025 #31

I did speak for myself. My opinion is that maxsolomon Aug 2025 #32

..not "nobody"...Harris lost by less than 1.5 percent! whathehell Aug 2025 #25

Not completely misanthrope Aug 2025 #26

You are wrong. A lot of people did want her for president. Autumn Aug 2025 #28

Let's not forget the McConnell Effect madamesilverspurs Aug 2025 #33

Many of our fellow citizens are Bluestocking Aug 2025 #34

Only once in the last 185 years has a sitting VP been elected president. MichMan Aug 2025 #36

Trump cheated and we're doing nothing that's why we're losing our democracy. rickyhall Aug 2025 #37

My prediction is the first female president will be Republican hueymahl Aug 2025 #38

There are defijitely a lotnof people who think that but I dont think it is so prohibitive SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #40

All this chaos is because people wanted radical change SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #39

IMHO they should pack up & leave the US. CaptainTruth Aug 2025 #41

No point fighting last 2 elections MerryBlooms Aug 2025 #42

SAd.... Theresa Santini Aug 2025 #43

Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million (AP) eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #44

For Democratic women to be elected president, Gum Logger Aug 2025 #45