Will a woman be our next Democratic Party nominee for President?

[CTyankee]

What are your thoughts, guesses, dreams?

I like planning ahead.

[SSJVegeta]

1. That's not the important question

Will a populist capable of uniting the vast majority of the working that serves their interest, be the Democratic nominee?

If a woman is nominated and isn't that person, they will lose again. Same with a man.

If a woman is nominated and is that person, they will likely win. Same with a man.

[CTyankee]

7. Has he or she surfaced yet?

But I do think it is important that we Dems are the party that supports her. And I hope that the pukes have become so repulsive to the American electorate that they can never have another POTUS.

[SSJVegeta]

11. There are options: Talarico, AOC... and maybe Crockett?

[CTyankee]

12. I don't know Talarico. Tell me about her, please....

[SSJVegeta]

17. Its a he. James Talarico.

Hes a rising star in part because he is a pastor who also focuses on the Gospel of Jesus as basicslly a call to action on behalf of the working class -and opposing the billionaire hold on society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

63. Isn't there something in our constitution about church and state being separate?

It strikes me as sad that a person can be the most rabid "Christian" out there and be elected by a landslide. Meanwhile agnostics don't stand a chance, and atheists don't dare exist and run for office.

I know, from the post this guy isn't using his religion to divide, the way the vast majority do, but still. I would love to see more self-proclaimed atheists and agnostics running for office.

[markodochartaigh]

79. I would like to see a Democratic president who didn't support

the US military/industrial/corporate state which has toppled Democratically elected governments worldwide in order to subjugate their populations and make their countries safe for US corporations.

I would also like to see a pastel polka-dot unicorn fart peppermint rainbows.

I think that the second option is far more likely.

[geojazz]

112. Can't deal with the religious mumbo jumbo!

[walkingman]

32. The test will be if Talarico can win the Primary in Texas and then go on to defeat

probably either John "Cornpone" Cornyn or Ken "Crooked as they come" Paxton as US Senator.

It will be a good test in a Bible Belt state, Texas, that prides itself as "anti-intellectual" and heretic by it's actions.

[SSJVegeta]

34. With talk of Crockett running for senate (I how she goes governor instead)

The real test might be whether he can beat her. I think strong progressives should stay united, divide and conquer. Getting Crockett in the governors office and Talarico in the senate would be incredible

[Polybius]

96. Definitely not Crockett

We need someone who can at least win their state. I like AOC, however.

[SSJVegeta]

99. I think that remains to be seen. I'm actually surprised at how popular she seems to be already among Dems

I think she should run for Governor because we already have a god senate candidate running.

[Polybius]

113. She may be able to win a liberal state

Certainly not Texas. You would need white moderates and some Republicans to win there. She's far to polarizing to attract them. Republicans voting for her would be like me voting for Lauren Boebert. It would never happen.

[Walleye]

51. So you think being a woman has nothing to do with whether people vote for her or not?

[dwayneb]

109. This

Whether we want to admit it or not, a populist is required to motivate the dimwitted electorate of this country.

It has zip to do with their gender or race.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. IMHO, no. nt

[displacedvermoter]

3. No, probably not again for a decade or more

And I doubt I will live to see a woman elected president. Sad commentary, but true I fear.

[GreatGazoo]

25. I have long predicted that a Republican will be the first female POTUS

because that splits the difference. It happened recently in Italy with right-winger Giorgia Meloni in 2022 and in Japan in 2025 with Sanae Takaichi who ran on anti-immigrant policies.

[leftstreet]

36. Yep

[DBoon]

88. and don't forget Margaret Thatcher

[Walleye]

101. Honestly, I don't think these current Republicans would pick a woman as their standard bearer

I mean, just look at what they’re up to with this secretary of defense and everything. They hate women. and they really don’t wanna have to compete with women

[hlthe2b]

4. NO. Fair or not, women will be receiving the blowback from HRC and Harris' loss for some time

(and no, it is not fair, nor accurate, but... )

[Aristus]

5. We elected an African-American man to the Presidency twice.

The racist white power structure went so catastrophically berserk, they decided that dismantling the entire country was the only way to ensure it would never happen again.

What they would do if we elected a woman, I don’t even want to guess.

[CTyankee]

9. Or maybe that most of them will be dead.

[Aristus]

14. Charlie Kirk serves as pretty ample evidence that the

younger generation is being poisoned against a better, more egalitarian, more progressive society.

[CTyankee]

15. Why do you say that?

The reason that I ask is that I have grandchildren who are ALL Dems. I have 3 granddaughters, one grandson, and 1 trans grandchild who was born male and is transitioning to female. All of them live in blue states: NY, MA, and CA.

[Aristus]

20. I just meant that Trumpsters are going to pass their hatred and their ignorance down

to their kids. Twenty years ago, I had hopes that young people, no matter their upbringing, would reject the racism and misogyny of the past, and embrace a progressive future.

Not only have those hopes been dashed, but they seem to be going in the other direction. Young men are embracing toxicity, oppressive religious views, and the kind of hatred, bullying, and societal disruption the right thrives on.

[CTyankee]

22. My stepgrandsons have a mother who is a rabbi. These young boys are growing up with a mother who leads a

congregation (in Long Island) and are comfortable with living with a respected faith leader in their community. Their dad is fully supportive of her also.

[Boomerproud]

27. There is no Democratic Charlie Kirk.

I have 2 grand nephews and 1 grand niece 20, 18 and 16 whom I adore but I dare never bring up politics with them because I don't want to have my heart broken.

[Easterncedar]

13. To be fair

I think the racist whites without power were the ones who went berserk. The racist white power structure just seized the momentum and used the racist outrage to take over so they could dismantle all the progress we have made the past 60 years.

[Easterncedar]

6. Nope

Dammit.

[walkingman]

8. America is not sophisticated enough to elect or appreciate a woman as POTUS

[CTyankee]

16. Perhaps our next president, now gov. Newsom, will ask a woman as his VP running mate.

[efhmc]

19. It makes this very old Feminist cry to admit that I do not want the Dems to run a female for pres no matter

how great she is. We will lose again. We are a nation of prejudiced and backward confirmed male thoughts and ideas.

[-misanthroptimist]

37. I think you are needlessly pessimistic

HRC was one of the most disliked Democratic candidates in history -yet she still won the popular vote.

VP Harris didn't have the benefit of a full campaign. She got thrown into a Presidential election with little prior notice and had to do a lot on the fly. She was also saddled with Biden's policies by the Republicans. It was a weird situation where she was the incumbent (for practical purposes) and had inadequate time to prepare.

I haven't researched this, but there are those that claim she won. Win or lose, she did well under adverse circumstances.

I don't think either HRC or VP Harris are adequate test cases for the electability of women generally.

[Bettie]

86. The country can't afford another "test case"

if we even get a real election.

It breaks my heart, but we're a nation of misogynist racists. At least the majority of those who bother to vote.

[Shrek]

39. American citizens voted for HRC over Trump by a significant margin

"America" as manifested in the Electoral College did not.

[walkingman]

44. Electoral College is an outdated system that is undemocratic and should be abolished.

But will probably never happen - hell, we can't even do anything about the dumb gun issue.

[Mz Pip]

10. Nope

Not this time. Maybe VP.

[BannonsLiver]

18. Zero chance IMO.

[Happy Hoosier]

21. Probably not.

We’ll likely have a white guy. Not that I have a problem with that. I’m a white guy. I’d prefer that sex not be a factor. But it is. We know that.

[CTyankee]

24. My husband is a white guy as is my son. They would both identify as Democrats. My son wanted Michelle Obama to run for

President.

[Happy Hoosier]

67. I love Michelle, and she'd make a great President.

But we live in a country with far too many racist and sexist people. Makes me sad.

[LuvLoogie]

23. I seriously doubt it. Our party pits pragmatism against idealism for the sake of donor largess.

We give boilerplate speeches without any real past to present context. The Democratic Party is 50 years behind in tactics and strategy and has no answer to the racist nihilism of the Right. There are individuals in the party who get it, but too many still refer to their "colleagues" and not to the betrayers of democracy and due process in service to the rot of a racist criminal.

If you can't muster any passion against this regime for 175k a year then maybe go back to your home district and take up gardening.

[TheProle]

26. Yes. All candidates should be assessed on merit

and the Democratic party has plenty of smart and capable women who could break through the noise in any number of ways.

I was highly disappointed in the defeatism displayed here towards women candidates right after Harris' loss and even more by the "we need a white straight male to win" bullshit.

Look what that myopia is getting us in Maine.

[MineralMan]

28. Probably not. We Missed Two Chances to Elect a Woman as President.

But, first, people said, "I just don't like Hillary." Then, they said, "Kamala Just Isn't Right for the Job." Democratic people said those things, and both women lost their elections. Both times, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated in the following January. If you are a student of past elections, you will understand exactly how few more voters they needed, and where those votes went.

If you're not such a student, you will not know.

I don't think we'll try again for several elections. More's the freaking pity!

[CousinIT]

29. No. Misogynist Nation (aka America) is still unprepared to elect a woman POTUS..

...when they do, it's likely to be a MAGAt woman.

[LonePirate]

30. Not a chance in hell. The next nominee will be a straight, white guy like Beshear.

Repubs can run the craziest and most dangerous extremists possible but we have to run boring centrists to have any chance of winning.

[Ocelot II]

31. Not a chance. Most of us Boomers won't live long enough to see that happen.

The misogyny in this country is too entrenched. Two brilliant, experienced, honorable women in a row were unable to defeat that... whatever the hell he is.

[Walleye]

102. I agree. Just say the words commander-in-chief and the men of this country turn on a woman.

I agree some of the women are also programmed this way

[DFW]

33. No guesses or dreams yet.

My instinct says that unless the nominee's name is either Amy Klobuchar or Gretchen Whitmer, then I suspect there is another white male in our 2028 future. It should be clear to all of us that as long as our nominee is capable, sane, intelligent, benevolent and knows something of the world, race and gender should be secondary considerations.

[CTyankee]

38. Yeah, but...we had "capable, sane, intelligent ..." males at a time when women couldn't vote, but that didn't stop us

getting an amendment to the Constitution allowing women to vote. Under your reasoning, it wouldn't have been "necessary" for them to have the vote.

[DFW]

45. I wasn't looking backwards

The OP asked about our next nominee. I addressed that question: 2028, not 1920.

[CTyankee]

46. I am heartened that you cited Amy and Gretchen. I hope I am still alive to see either one of them elected POTUS.

Or somebody NEW! I know my kids and grandkids will happily vote for a woman POTUS!

[DFW]

47. I have met Amy on a few occasions, including as recently as this year.

She is sharp, knowledgeable and personable. I would gladly vote for her for POTUS in a flash.

[CTyankee]

52. You and every man in my family!

[DFW]

77. She's definitely a people person.

I met her at the Emily's List annual thing in Washington in 2006. I thought then and there, she will make it to the Senate for sure. And so she did.

[CTyankee]

78. Who would be your choice of her running mate?

I'd be interested in your opinion. Thanks, DFW!

[DFW]

84. THAT is a tough one!!

My heart says Pete Buttegeig, but I know the country probably isn't ready yet--for the office, yes, but for the campaign, no.

Luckily, I can't say Al Franken, because he and Amy are from the same state. Mark Kelly would be an excellent choice, but he's a friend, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit biased. Maybe Andy Beshear? And that's only if he isn't the nominee already. Gavin Newsom is probably TOO high a profile, if there is such a thing, The whole speculation is rather premature anyway. We're just whiling away a few hours at a Paris café, if you know what I mean. Much can (and probably will) change in the next six months.

[CTyankee]

85. I think Newsom has already been chosen and that's fine. My choice would be Klobuchar as running mate because of

her being a midwest state governor. Both of them are charming and smart. He brings experience as a chief exec. of a state (just like Reagan) and she brings Midwest sentiment and sensibility.

[DFW]

90. For what it's worth

I heard some serious noises in 2019 and 2020 that Joe Biden wanted Klobuchar as HIS VP, but was told, "no you can't because blah blah etc etc," predictable stuff. His ticket won, so there were no recriminations, and everybody acted like an adult. But some felt that the Midwest was closer than it should have been, and that not picking Klobuchae was something he should not have let himself get talked into. All water under the bridge now, though, and it's the midterms and 2028 that has to occupy our attention, not coulda woulda shoulda from five years ago.

[Arazi]

89. Definitely not Whitmer. She's far too gaffe prone

From her badly miscalculating her meetings with Traitor, to her most recent one where she dismisses concerns over the demolition at the White House. Klobuchar won’t ever be the nominee either. She’s not charismatic enough on tv - unfortunately having star power matters now

Whitmer: 'No one is worried about building a ballroom'

— USpolitics 🇺🇸 (@uspol.skyfleet.blue) 2025-10-24T13:42:20.563Z

[DFW]

91. She does tend to stick her foot in it, it's true.

I didn't hear about the line on the ballroom. If she really said that, she's toast, burnt and with no butter. As governor of Michigan during a Biden administration, she HAD to have visited the East Wing a few times. If the destruction of THAT gem of architecture doesn't bother her, then I don't know what would. Nuking the Taj Mahal?

[lostincalifornia]

35. Probably not, because of the misogynistic society America is, and many who vote Democratic are

NOT free from that bias unfortunately.

A bigger question is will we ever have another free election?

[CTyankee]

42. An excellent question!

I have to believe that, at some point, the great silent majority of sane people will rise to the occasion. "No Kings" was a good start. I am encouraged.

[lostincalifornia]

93. I hope so.

[JI7]

40. For sure not in 2028 because people will be too scared

and want a "safer" choice after what happened .

But I think a woman probably will have a better chance of winning in 2028 than 2016 and 2024 if a woman were the nominee.

[Fullduplexxx]

41. I think the Democrats are going to have a hard enough time winning 2026

[gulliver]

43. It's unimportant whether it is a woman or not

Health and prosperity for the middle and working class are the prize, the goal, and the focus. Identity-based special interests and wedges between us need to become a thing of the past. We're all in this together as Democrats and Americans. Let the best candidate win!

[CTyankee]

50. Maybe the "best candidate" won't be a woman because we all believe "a woman can't win."

So she's out of the running from the outset....and we will have missed our chance because of bias against a woman president...that is kinda dumb...

[Walleye]

54. I'm 76 I have given up on ever seeing a woman be elected president in my lifetime

[Mc Mike]

48. Yes, we could have.

Double down, just like the repuglinazis always do.

Run AOC and Jasmine Crockett, together.

Appeal to the most important parts of our base, women, people of color, youth, and progressives.

[Walleye]

56. I'm just too bitter from massive disappointments in 2016 and 2024

We definitely had the best candidate, both times, but she lost. Why do you think?

[Fiendish Thingy]

49. Not a chance

Unfortunately, the powers that be will likely restrict the 2028 nominee to a straight white male not named Shapiro or Newsom.

The DNC is currently drawing up plans for the primary schedule for 2028, including whether to abandon tradition and not have IA and NH go first. The states that are selected to go first will have an impact on the media narrative of which candidate has momentum and will impact fundraising ability.

My personal favorite would be Gretchen Whitmer, so I expect that Michigan will not be among the early primary states in 2028.

On the other hand, I expect there will be several women running for the 2028 republican nomination- Noem, MTG, maybe even Liz Cheney. I wouldn’t be surprised if a woman is the VP nominee.

[CTyankee]

55. Oh, like whatshername, the governor of Alaska. Her foreign policy experience of seeing Alaska from her kitchen?

[Fiendish Thingy]

64. Well, that was Tina Fey's impression of Palin

“I can see Russia from my house”.

But it’s funny that folks remember that as a direct Palin quote.

[CTyankee]

66. Yep. That's a tribute to Tina's acting...she really was spot on with that caricature...

[Walleye]

57. I hope the GOP does nominate a woman. Because we will win if they do.

[Quiet Em]

53. Too many men in this country would rather vote for a

sh*t talking man, with horrendous baggage and zero experience over an exemplary woman, so.....

That said, I hope Democratic women continue to run for POTUS. Telling Democratic women they can't run for POTUS is not a message I support.

[aeromanKC]

58. Two things I'll unfortunately never see in my lifetime: A woman or Muslim president.

Still holding out hope for a LGBT president however!! (I'm nearing SS age)

Though I'll go on record all three will happen by the turn of the Century. (If America can last that long)

[maxsolomon]

59. I couldn't tell you who the best female candidate would be.

The only Dem with CHARISMA and a national profile is Newsom.

AOC? She's been pre-disqualified by a years-long demonization campaign in the RW media. House members rarely secure the nomination, regardless.

[Patton French]

60. It depends on who is running

Who the woman is and who the rest of the field is.

[NoMoreRepugs]

61. Thought provoking post. I have no answer cuz my thoughts don't coincide with what I believe is the reality of America.

[awesomerwb1]

62. Do you want to lose ANOTHER election?

This is becoming silly now.

[CTyankee]

65. Oh, right...I had forgotten about that...how silly of me...

What was I thinking!!!

[Torchlight]

68. I hope so

but my reading of tea leaves and bird entrails isn't quite as formal or inerrant as many others. Just a hope and guess on my part.

[Celerity]

69. no

[betsuni]

70. I just don't like her, we don't really know her, I don't trust her, why is she really running for president?

Elections are so close it might not make that big of a difference anyway but on the other hand, people are morons.

[subterranean]

105. And, of course, "I don't like the way she laughs."

I heard that more than once about both female candidates. I don't think I've ever heard a male candidate criticized for his laugh.

[cachukis]

71. After looking at demographics and trying to figure

the women's vote for trump, I have come away seeing a large resentment against strong women competing in a male dominated world, by the sentiment that women's subservience to a guide and provider, holds sway.
That cadre is much larger than I could have imagined growing up with a strong mother and two powerful sisters.
I have falsely assumed women strive for independence and self sufficiency set by the examples in my household.
I was mislead by the strong black women I taught in high school. I thought their resilience in spite of the obstacles in their way, would resonate more broadly in women across the nation.
I was wrong. The percentage of women voting, especially white women, for trump, floored me.

People are afraid here. Even men, of losing opportunity.
Trump plays that like a drum.
Even the oligarchs are marching in lockstep knowing full well the consequences of their actions.
We are in an unpredictable transition.
We must find unity and sadly, a woman, while best for the country, twice, will not get another chance for some time.

[MichMan]

72. If she wins the primary, yes.

[Initech]

73. We tried it twice. Failed both times.

It's time for a new approach. We have to beat the fascist thugs.

[democratsruletheday]

97. Couldn't agree MORE Initech....

I'm as liberal as they come and Harris is teasing another run but after supporting her twice in '20 and '24 I can't and won't support her again. People are too chauvinistic and misogynistic....plain and simple

[Initech]

108. I know, it sucks.

We have to do something to sink Steve Bannon and his fascist fucks. We know they are up to something. They must face prison for the rest of their lives. We can't fight them sitting down.

[Bettie]

74. Unfortunately, in this country

the one thing a little girl can't dream of is being president one day.

Our country is very racist, but it is even more misogynistic.

[PeaceWave]

75. How about we nominate the best candidate regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual preference?

[CTyankee]

76. How about we do that without automatically ruling out anyone who's not male?

[PeaceWave]

81. I don't see anyone I know doing that. The folks I know choose candidates based on merit.

[CTyankee]

111. The folks I know are mostly liberal Dems (not all) but I live in deep blue New Haven, CT.

[Timeflyer]

80. Nope. The misogynism is too deeply embedded.

[pfitz59]

82. No. Sure fire loss.

Need a Pritzker or Newsom to stand up to the inevitable barrage of shit. Not that a strong woman couldn't do it, but too many Neanderthals in the voting public.

[biocube]

83. Whether Democrats win in 2028

depends on whether they take the correct path and run as new-dealers and tell the billionaires if they don't like it they can eat shit.

And I do not care what's on the party platform on a website that no one reads. If there's one thing Trump does better than Dems it's self-branding. Dems come off as the party that only cares about how diverse the aristocracy is. Rebrand yourself so people think you care more about working people than how many women Fortune 500 CEOs there are.

Do that and it won't matter who the president is.

[leftstreet]

87. Ouch

Harsh assessment but very spot on!

Welcome to DU

[MichMan]

92. Haven't seen any mention of Harris

[orangecrush]

94. What do you think

[MichMan]

95. Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again

https://democraticunderground.com/10143553275

[subterranean]

106. She may very well run again

but it's very unlikely that she'll win the nomination.

[pinkstarburst]

107. And if we are foolish enough to choose her in the primary

then we will lose again in 2028. I have the highest respect for Harris. But the country already had a chance to weigh on her as a presidential candidate. They chose Trump over a highly qualified Black woman, despite having lived through his utter incompetence for a previous 4 years.

We would be completely insane to run ANY candidate who has already run in the general and lost. We should not run Hillary again. We should not run Al Gore again. We should not run Kamala Harris again. The country has had a chance to vote on all of those options and said NO THANKS!

We need to offer up a brand new ticket. If Harris still wants to be involved, I'm sure there's a great cabinet position for her.

[ecstatic]

98. The left, right and middle are too sexist.

I'm a woman, but at the current moment, I'm not sure I want to bet the last chance we have to save democracy on a woman candidate.

Sorry.

My opinion is not based on confidence in male leadership because I don't have any. I just can't handle another loss.

[Jersey Devil]

100. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

My wife and I were talking about this just the other day. I'm 79 and she is 77 and sadly, we both agree that we won't see a woman elected President in our lifetimes. My prediction is that the next best chance for a woman will be AOC after she replaces Schumer as Senator from New York or someone like her who will have to pull what is left of America from the rubble that is left of it, a task so daunting that she will have to be almost superhuman to achieve ironically. BIG Sigh!

[bif]

103. If we want to lose again, then sure.

[Hope22]

104. I don't think we lost because Harris is a woman.....

Until the corporate media is reined in and lying is called out in our elections….we will get more of what we have. On a side note we have to face the fact that men in this country do not have women’s backs. If they did Roe V Wade would not be an issue today. It feels bad to have lived through that rejection. There are many men right or left who will vote against the women and we have to ask ourselves why they would do that and whose fault is it when she loses?

[JustAnotherGen]

110. Nope

At 52 - it's not happening in my lifetime. And if the magapubs run a woman - every nasty thing they said about Harris?


She's getting back ten fold from the K-Hive.

I don't know her name - but fuck her! She's already a 'ho' in my book. Turn about and vicious degradation is fair play.