Potential female presidents in today's politics

[paul718]

If McCain wins: 
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Marsha Blackburn (should she become Governor in 2 years)
3. Claire McCaskill

If Obama wins:
1. McCaskill
2. Blackburn

[paul718]

Interesting that no one has chosen Hillary yet, the only woman to get reasonably close.

I know Marsha Blackburn was given an honorary mention as one of CREW's most corrupt members of Congress:

http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/node/426


It doesn't seem damning enough to ruin a political future, but I've been unimpressed by her on various talk shows. She's almost Michele Bachmann-like in how she views her party.

First I'm seeing this re: Blackburn, so I guess I'd cross her off the list.  I'm also happy to see my Congressman on that list (haha).  Are there any pro-life women in politics who don't suffer from foot-in-mouth disease?  Hutchison will be too old.

1. McCaskill (with an expected Obama win)
2. Clinton (#1 if Obama loses)

[paul718]

Hutchison is pro-choice as far as I know.  That list is pretty weak.

Hillary:  If Obama wins, she will never be President.

Palin: Not anytime soon.  Probably never.

Whitman:  If McCain wins, and she heads the Treasury Dep't competently, then yes.  If she becomes governor of California in 2010, then her prospects shoot WAY up, but I don't know how realistic that is.  Regardless, she'll remain relevant for the time being as I expect her to rejoin a Romney team for 2012.  Is she a supply-sider? 

Sebelius:  Superficially, yes.  Popular governor of a typically Republican state, likely headed to the Senate.  But I see her as a liberal in the Obama mold, thereby making her unelectable.  But her being twice elected in Kansas would seem to contradict that.  Shows how much I know. 

Hutchison:  I thought she was a federalist re: abortion, like Giuliani.  But if she's pro-choice as you say she is, then she wouldn't be able to secure the nomination.  Regardless she'd be too old. 

Napolitano: Being unmarried will hurt her.

Rice:  Has no interest, IMO. 

Sandlin:  What has she done?

Snowe:  pro-choice.  Same for Susan Collins. 

Perdue:  I don't think she'll win the governor's race. 

Lincoln:  I missed her before, but you might have something here.  I'd have to learn more about her. 

McCaskill:  I think she'd be a major figure during an Obama term, and would likely inherit his campaign team.  Plus, she's a budget hawk.

Madigan: Don't know enough about her.

Chelsea Clintion: No.

Rell:  When was the last time we elected someone without a college degree?

[paul718]

I know next to nothing about her.  But is there any potential behind Amy Klobuchar?

I would like to see Pawlenty go after her seat in 2012.

[paul718]

I think you're all missing an obvious one.  Michelle Obama.  If her husband's successful, she's the next Hillary.  I don't know what her ambitions are regarding public office, but who does?

By your reasoning, wouldn't Laura Bush be even more obvious?  The fact that Hillary Clinton parlayed her years as First Lady into a serious presidential candidacy is an aberration.

[paul718]

I think Hillary's success was more of a precedent than an abberation.  Time will tell on that one. 

You may be right, but it would be a dangerous precedent.  Just like I fear Barack Obama's victory could be a dangerous precedent.  But that's just my opinion.

[paul718]

knocked this guy off

based on other societies choices of female leaders a trend seems to emerge that the first female leader a nation elects tends to be a conservative

applying that logic to the united states would mean that sarah palin is the most likely one out of the current crop of political figures

sebelius is unfortunately too old for it