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In reply to the discussion: Will George W Bush be the last white male president? [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Female President
Hispanic President
Openly LGBT President
Openly atheist or agnostic President
The religious barrier will be the toughest. Right now, a straight white male like me has less of a chance than most of the people in other demographic groups, because they espouse a belief in Christianity.
I was undecided whether and in what order to list the religious but not Christian. For example, a Jewish candidate would face some prejudice, but there are so few Jews that it would likely be a while before one was elected even in the absence of prejudice. For that reason, even though the prejudice against the nonreligious is stronger than anti-Semitism, we might have our first openly atheist or agnostic President before we have our first Jewish President.