Posted on 09/10/2019 5:28:10 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
A record number of women are running for president in 2020, and now two women look like serious contenders for the presidential nomination Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, both of whom rose in the polls after strong performances in the first Democratic debate. Joe Biden is still in the lead, but Warren and Harris may be starting to chip away at one of the central conceits of the 2020 race so far: the idea that Biden has the best shot at defeating President Trump.
For months now, voters have told reporters that they want to elect a woman but after Hillary Clintons loss in 2016, they simply cant imagine a woman winning against Trump. And this calculus is often justified by beliefs about other peoples sexism an Ipsos/Daily Beast poll in June, for example, found that only 33 percent of Democrats and independents said they believed that their neighbors would be comfortable with a female president. But the performances of Warren and Harris in the first debate may have allowed some of those voters to envision a path to victory for these candidates for the first time.
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I just watched Candace and new hubby on Youtube at Liberty University Convocation. Husband is deeply entrenched in British politics including Brexit. I wonder how that would play out if she were to run for President a decade from now. I don’t see him becoming an American citizen.
At Liberty University Convocation — on Sept. 6, I think — Candace Owens threw out the idea of running for president. She said she’ll be old enough in 2024.
When it comes to women candidates, she’s the most Trump-like when it comes to being bold and outspoken.
I might be willing to vote for Golda Me if or Margaret Thatcher. Otherwise? Nope. Women tend to be lousy leaders.
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