If there is a first woman president in the near future--who would you want

[WI_DEM]

it to be?

Hillary?
Sheila Jackson Lee?
Nancy Pelosi?
Maria Cantwell?
Barbara Boxer?
Diane Feinstein?
Maxine Waters?

Who?

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Nancy and her VP be Barbara or Maxine!

[louis c]

26. Can't have two

Californians. (US Constitution)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

2. GIMME BOXER ANYDAY!!!!!!!!!!

[BlueEyedSon]

19. Seconded

[Cleita]

3. Barbara Boxer. n/t

[dkofos]

4. Boxer

[nini]

5. Boxer and Waters

My dream..... :-)

[Nicole]

works for me n/t

[Cha]

18. That should get the wise

men, women, and Black voters out in Droves!

[silverweb]

6. Boxer!

No contest.

[rosesaylavee]

7. Pres Boxer and VP Waters n/t

[readmylips]

8. Caroline Kennedy...squicky clean..

She's smart, behind the curtain politician, and squicky clean.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

9. None of the above.

I really can't think of anyone right now.

[nini]

22. NONE of those are good enough?

:shrug:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

40. Well, I like Hilary

but don't think she is electable and the other women don't have the visibility.

So I was looking at a "right now" scenario. Who do I see as electable now.

If we're talking five or ten years from now, then these women might still be on the scene. I'd say all of them are capable. And more will be coming along.

[Yollam]

10. Cynthia McKinney

She has shown more courage and decency than any other democrat by far in the last 5 years.



Thank you, Cynthia!

[mike_c]

11. boxer....

eom

[Webster Green]

12. Boxer/Pelosi

Damn!....That has a nice ring to it!

[JuniperLea]

14. Boxer/Pelosi

would rule!!

[Captain Hilts]

13. Start with Sheila Jackson Lee's hair-do...

Add Diane Feinstein's steeliness, Hillary's brains, Barb Mikulski's enjoyment of a fight, SJLee's heart and a dash of Captain Janeway, and you've got a great president!

Actually, I think Feinstein's the most presidential of them all. She's got just the right amount of the 'fuck off' attitude that you need to be a good president.

[shaniqua6392]

15. Boxer and Pelosi for sure.

Not that the "good ol' boys network" would ever tolerate a woman in the WH. We have come a long way baby, but we have much farther to go.

[...of J.Temperance]

16. Senator Mary Landrieu...and I think she'd win

She's a Mainstream Democrat, sure she might have trouble in the South, but she'd play well in the Mid-West and in the Mountain states, she'd have 90% of the Democratic vote *, she could win Independents and Rockefeller Republicans. You have to expand the base to win, because the solid Democratic vote is going to vote for you anyway at the end of the day. So you need to reach out and get other votes.

Senator Landrieu is actually far more Mainstream than she's allowed to be in Louisiana. I know this.

*The 10% left would be the 100% people, who HAVE to agree 100% or they threaten to vote Third Party, and they usually do. So I don't count them.

I don't think any of the above choices in the original post could win, to be honest.

[watercolors]

42. She gets my vote also

She has been outstanding, a real fighter. She comunicates well, very personable and very intelligent.

[Clark2008]

57. Actually, she'd have more trouble in the mid-West than the South.

The mid-West is more deeply red than the South. I'm tired of the South being characterized as "the worst" when it's not.

Besides, Mary's FROM the South.

[Cha]

17. I'd be looking at

Barbara Boxer..

"Barbara Boxer response to Bush's speech"
"Today, President Bush delivered what was billed as a major address on Iraq. Instead, unfortunately, it was just more of the same "stay the course" rhetoric, moving us no closer to a resolution of the conflict.

We've all been waiting for many months for President Bush to come clean with the American people about the war in Iraq. But clearly, the President still fails to see and confront the truth:

President Bush refuses to acknowledge that the Iraq war has nothing to do with the 9/11 attack on our country by al Qaeda, and it has diverted us from our appropriate response to that attack which was to go into Afghanistan and hunt Osama bin Laden.


He refuses to acknowledge the fact that our long term presence in Iraq is fueling the very insurgency that he vows to end.


President Bush refuses to acknowledge that any mistakes were made and that this war was based on false pretenses.


He ignores the tremendous financial burden on our citizens, and he completely ignores the thousands of wounded that need to hear that they will not be forgotten and that they will receive the care they need."


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2284236

[iamjoy]

20. Jennifer Granholm - Oh, Darn!

She's cute. She's moderate. She's governor of Michigan. She should be able to get the Northern and Rust Belt states and maybe even some of the Southern states. Unfortunately, she's Canadian. But it wouldn't it be funny if they "amended for Arnold" and Granholm ended up running?

But anyway, don't forget Kathleen Sebelius or Janet Napolitano. Lady governors (Kansas and Arizona, respectively) and recently named by Time Magazine to be among the nation's five top governors. Now we all know Kansas is insanely red, so if Sebelius can win there, she stands a good chance of winning back states that haven't gone blue in a while.

[Pam-Moby]

21. For sure I would support

Boxer/Pelosi

[jannyk]

23. Boxer n/t

[me b zola]

24. We have some fine women who represent the best of Democratic values

Cynthia McKinney :loveya:

Barbara Boxer :loveya:

Sheila Jackson Lee :loveya:



Intelligent, STRONG, committed, honorable, fierce--and Democrats through & through.

[DanCa]

25. ABH - Fienstein Boxer Pelosi (nt)

[SofaKingLiberal]

27. Randi Rhodes

:applause:

[SharonRB]

28. Boxer without a doubt.

[rurallib]

29. Stephanie Miller and

Jim Ward as the veep. He could be anybody she wants him to be. And no country could stay mad at her, she'd joke her way out.
Seriously - BOXER, BOXER, BOXER.
Although the idea of a Condi Rice & Laura Bush ticket would do amazing things for property prices in Canada, where I think I will soon be moving.

[madrchsod]

30. none of the above

she will be someone that is now in their mid 20`s. i`d say at least twenty more years.
just think of it--an advanced society such as ours still hasn`t accepted the idea that a woman can run our country. i guess maybe we are not so advanced after all....

[Eric J in MN]

31. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! (nt)

nt

[AntiCoup2K4]

32. Barbara Boxer is the best out of that list

But she has said recently that she has no plans to leave the Senate. And I agree that we need her there.

[B Calm]

33. I would vote for Barbara Boxer over Hillary in a heartbeat!

[Individualist]

34. Boxer

[Imalittleteapot]

35. Barbara Boxer OR Sheila Jackson Lee.

[mcscajun]

36. Barbara Boxer - No Contest!

Accept NO Substitutes.

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. Sheila Kuehl

CA state senator and human rights champion. Known from a previous life as Sheila James, aka Zelda Gilroy in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."

But Merkins ain't gonna put a lesbian in the WH any quicker than they're gonna put in a black woman. :eyes:

From the list, Feinstein is the most electable. I can easily see her as a VP candidate in '08.

[ender]

38. Chelsea!

Because, no offense, thats how long its going to take.

plus, she's going to be *perfect*.

[lumberjack_jeff]

39. Better Patty Murray than Maria Cantwell. n/t

[Boredtodeath]

41. Shirley Franklin, Mayor or Atlanta

The best POSSIBLE female presidential candidate.

[lse7581011]

43. Barbar Boxer n/t

[SCDem]

44. Boxer

[hopeisaplace]

45. Me.

I'm mad as hell!

[Hyernel]

46. Evangeline Lilly

...from the Island District.

:)

[napi21]

47. The only one on that list who is capable of doing the job is Hillary.

I'm not sure why so many on DU dislike her, but if you look strictly at experience, intelligence, and ability to articulate, she's the only choice.

Having said that, I don't think Hillary can win...either the nomination or the General Election. Unfortunately she brings out only the best and worst in people, and there is no middle ground.

[Lasher]

48. Elle McPherson

[legin]

49. Medea Benjamin

:loveya:

[Cults4Bush]

50. Boxer, Jackson-Lee, Pelosi, in that order...

I will do my best to stop Hillary or Di-Fi in any primary run.

[MN ChimpH8R]

51. Boxer

she rocks!

[MellowOne]

52. Boxer/Pelosi

With Conyers in a high position in her cabinet.

[AngryAmish]

53. Pelle Lindberg

Oh, he's not a female. Oh, he is Swedish. Oh, he's dead. Maybe not the best pick.

[RebelOne]

54. Boxer is my first choice. Hillary is my second. n/t

[OnionPatch]

55. Barbara Boxer!!

My senator and boy do I feel lucky to have her.

Last election cycle, I really liked Carol Moseley Brown. They would make a great combo.

[Clark2008]

56. Me!

I turned 35 this year, so I'm eligible now.

:evilgrin:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

58. Arundhati Roy. Alas, she's not a citizen. So, Cynthia McKinney.

Sheila Jackson Lee. Yes
Nancy Pelosi. Yes
Maxine Waters. Yes
Barbara Boxer. Yes.

Diane, Maria, Hillary!...no way. All voted for the war.