but misogyny is stronger even than racism.

So, no, we can't have a female president.

Growing, up, I thought we could. I have no such hope anymore.

I might be a little more optimistic, but I don't think it's in the cards for 2028. The situation is too dire and people are too risk adverse to "take a chance" on Spanberger or any other woman. And I agree that misogyny seems to be the driving force here.

She’s not running in 2028

The Dem nominee in 2028 will be a straight white male not named Shapiro or Newsom.

I don’t like it (I had hoped Whitmer would get the nod), but it’s a reality we need to face.

also believed that Mikie Sherrill would not win NJ. Sherrill crushed it. This talking point does not line up with where the Democratic Party is right now. Hopefully the March 3rd election in Texas will knock down this talking point as well.

We'll see if this is one of those times.

No one's stopping Spamberger.

I know it's said out of frustration and/or sarcasm, but yes we can elect a woman and papering the site with it is a terrible signal to young/new Democrats.

I heard a lot of "all of us vs. trump" which is a great way to marginalize him. She could have gone on for an hour given this conman's failures, but she kept it concise and short without giving us too much to ruminate over.

The risk is democracy right now. I wish it was different, but I believe there are people who would starve their families before voting for a woman for President.

Were defeated by a fucking pedophile because men of the loser persuasion can’t abide by the fact that they were out competed by them.

Let that sink in.

The UK wanted a female PM, they ended up with Margaret Thatcher.

our Democratic Female Leaders.

a Margaret Thatcher type

sadly

...graphically pronounced.

Maybe we've been smacked so hard we can get it through our pathetic heads.

There was a time, I note, when nobody thought a black candidate would win, and it was a concern I had when a guy named Barack Obama (rhymes with Osama, as in bin Laden) could win.

We had Shirley Chisholm run; we had Jesse Jackson...and maybe others less prominent.

"Rhymes with Osama" was not just a twice elected President, he was a great President, followed by a pathetic fool, but great all the same.

Her voice trembled
She didn't articulate boldness.
I don't think we can't elect a woman, but it needs to be the right model.
With a drill sergeants temperament or something.
She wasn't "Commanding". That might have done better.

Of course i voted for her, but i thought she was a weak candidate.

Don't tell me all the ways she had strength,
Don't tell me about her visionary policy,
This is between-the-lines body language level perceptions stuff.
It's not an argument.

Just run as a leader. If you're leadership skills are good, run. If you vote or run on identity over skill, you'll lose (and deserve to).

Personally, I would love to see Spanberger run. I'll actually be surprised if she doesn't.