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« on: January 07, 2009, 01:08:23 AM »
« edited: January 07, 2009, 01:10:57 AM by Ogre Mage »

humder's thread gave me an idea for a parallel one.  What is the earliest election that the U.S. was/will be ready to elect a woman President?  Given the reaction to Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, does this date lie in the future (2012?  2016?) rather than the past?  Or to put it another way, is the country still not ready for a woman President?  Was the performance of Clinton in the Democratic Primary enough evidence that the correct date was 2008?  Discuss.
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 01:16:47 AM »

Probably 1992 or 1996. Part of the Problem is that there is not enough high profile female politicians. I don't think Clinton and Palin's failures signal that we are not yet ready. McCain would have probably been deafeated no matter who he picked, and Clinton's problems were not nessicarily based completly off her sex.
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 02:33:38 AM »

The country is surely ready. Clinton's primary campaign proved that. The problem is that so few viable candidates are willing to stand up and give it a try. I can see Hillary running again in 8 years.
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 04:37:39 AM »

The country has probably been ready since 1992 and we've definitely been ready since 1996.  The 90's were when people really began to accept the idea that women could be mothers and breadwinners. 

However, as has already been noted, there simply aren't that many high quality female candidates for the presidency, and the ones who are qualified don't run.  I think that will change after Clinton and Palin.  Perhaps not in 2012 but definitely in 2016 I think both major parties will have at least one female candidate contesting the nomination.  They may not win, but they'll be formidable.  Beginning with 2020 and going onwards, at least one of the four people nominated for president and vice president will be a woman.
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 05:23:12 AM »
« Edited: January 07, 2009, 05:25:34 AM by BeccaM »

Agreed with the last post.  Women are becoming more and more active/prominent in state and local politics, so it's natural to assume that there will be a significantly greater number of women that rise to a national spotlight in 10-20 years or so, and onward.


But I think the cancellation of "Commander in Chief" starring Geena Davis indicates Americans weren't receptive to the idea of a woman president as late as 2006.
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 06:10:25 AM »

Probably 1992 and the latest. The 80s could be very possible.
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 02:07:05 PM »

As has been said, we've probably been ready for a while now. The only problem is finding someone that is qualified and doesn't polarize large groups of people too much.
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2009, 02:09:45 PM »

Since the 60s. 70s at latest.

But I think the cancellation of "Commander in Chief" starring Geena Davis indicates Americans weren't receptive to the idea of a woman president as late as 2006.

Or crappy TV shows. That show had great ratings at first, but then it plummeted after everyone saw it and saw how bad it was.
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2009, 04:48:31 PM »

Ferraro could have pulled it off.
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 05:07:43 PM »

 The UK got a female Prime Minister in 1979 and she won by a landslide. I don't think America is particularly more sexist than the UK, so the earliest time for a woman President could have been the 70s.
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 09:32:37 PM »

As has been said, we've probably been ready for a while now. The only problem is finding someone that is qualified and doesn't polarize large groups of people too much.
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2009, 12:19:27 AM »

2000. It would be the time since she would have not gone against a swift tongued man.
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2009, 12:34:35 AM »

But I think the cancellation of "Commander in Chief" starring Geena Davis indicates Americans weren't receptive to the idea of a woman president as late as 2006.

Or that ABC has a god awful reputation for crappy scheduling, especially with new shows.  I don't think you can judge something like America's readiness for a female president against the popularity of a TV show. 
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2009, 01:16:33 PM »

The UK got a female Prime Minister in 1979 and she won by a landslide. I don't think America is particularly more sexist than the UK, so the earliest time for a woman President could have been the 70s.

It's really very different because of the different electoral systems. That said, Thatcher was a remarkably strong individual and you don't see her like in politics much.
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« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2009, 04:44:30 AM »

Ferraro could have pulled it off.
Inclined to agree, IIRC at one point she was even beating Reagan in the polls. Anyway, I'd say '92 at the latest.
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