# List 3 women you think could be president of the US **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 22, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383 "2017-08-22T17:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/1 "2017-08-22T17:47:14Z")
Other than Hillary Clinton, that is. This is not to say you personally want these people to be, but you think they have the experience and cold possibly be elected: Condi Rice Diane Feinstein Oprah Winfrey (I only list here since Trump got elected) I went for variety-- One Republican, one Democrat, one Celebrity. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/2 "2017-08-22T18:21:14Z")
I think Michelle Obama would have a decent chance…if she wanted to run 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/3 "2017-08-22T18:23:08Z")
Nikki Haley Condi Rice Joni Ernst (by 2020 she’d have more time in the Senate than Obama did in 2008) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/4 "2017-08-22T18:30:00Z")
Kamala Harris Nikki Haley Michelle Obama ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/5 "2017-08-22T18:31:24Z")
Kamala Harris Tammy Duckworth Elizabeth Warren Kirsten Gillibrand Nikki Haley Dianne Feinstein Kathleen Sebelius Only three, you say? Why so few? ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/6 "2017-08-22T18:43:09Z")
Nikki Haley, Tammy Duckworth, _maybe_ Elizabeth Warren or Kamala Harris if the conditions in 2020 line up just right? (This was actually harder than I thought, because “women who could plausibly gain their party’s nomination” and “women who could plausibly win the general election” are categories that don’t really overlap that much. I, personally, would consider voting for a Republican for president for the first time in my life if Susan Collins were running, but there simply isn’t any way she could get the Republican nomination, despite having on-paper qualifications that are at least as strong as any number of other nominees.) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/7 "2017-08-22T18:46:01Z")
What, no love for [Angelyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelyne)? ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/8 "2017-08-22T18:51:27Z")
If [Eleanor Holmes Norton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton) ran, I would vote for her! Early and often! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/9 "2017-08-22T18:54:21Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Only three, you say? Why so few? That’s fine. The more the merrier. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/10 "2017-08-22T19:04:49Z")
I wouldn’t vote for all three, but off the top of my head. Dianne Feinstein Nikki haley Susan Collins ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/11 "2017-08-22T19:15:17Z")
Dianne Feinstein is an admirable and accomplished person, but she’s 84. Are we to pick candidates who might have a realistic shot at becoming President in 2020 or later? Sen. Feinstein probably won’t be up for a campaign at age 88. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/12 "2017-08-22T20:01:04Z")
Elizabeth Warren Kirsten Gillibrand Kamala Harris Kept my list to women I think could win and would want to see win. There are women on the other side who could also win. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/13 "2017-08-22T20:03:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Other than Hillary Clinton, that is. This is not to say you personally want these people to be, but you think they have the experience and cold possibly be elected: > > Condi Rice > Diane Feinstein > Oprah Winfrey (I only list here since Trump got elected) > > I went for variety-- One Republican, one Democrat, one Celebrity. How the heck is Condoleezza Rice on this list? Yeah, she didn’t embarrass herself as Bush’s Secretary of State. But she’s never held an elective office, and never will. > [@Condoleezza Rice](#): > > I didn’t run for student council president. I don’t see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I’m not particularly fond of politics. How the heck does she win the Republican primary anyway? Assuming she’s running as a Republican? If the Republicans wanted a bloodless technocratic policy wonk they would have voted for Hillary in 2016. The only way she could end up president is if she were serving in a Republican cabinet position and there’s a terrorist attack that kills everyone above her. Also, in case you hadn’t heard, Dianne Feinstein is 84 years old. Here’s the thing. Any governor, or senator, or even representative could end up as president if the odds line up in just the right way for them. But all we’re doing here is listing female politicians we’ve heard of. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/14 "2017-08-22T20:56:08Z")
I didn’t realize Feinstein’s age. Scratch her. Collins is also retiring after this Senate term. > [@Lemur866](#): > > Here’s the thing. Any governor, or senator, or even representative could end up as president if the odds line up in just the right way for them. But all we’re doing here is listing female politicians we’ve heard of. After the last election, I would refrain from saying there’s \*anybody \*who can’t win. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/15 "2017-08-22T22:13:14Z")
Jenna Jameson Caitlyn Jenner Martha Stewart What??? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/16 "2017-08-22T22:59:03Z")
Warren Harris Gillibrand Klobuchar ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/17 "2017-08-22T23:52:46Z")
If business acumen is what supposedly qualified Donald, I nominate Oprah. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/18 "2017-08-23T00:42:48Z")
1. Not Hillary Clinton 2. Not Hillary Clinton 3. Not Hillary Clinton and I’m seriously not trolling or going for a laugh. her problem isn’t that she wasn’t qualified (because she was way more qualified than you-know-who) but that she had so much baggage that it would have been borderline impossible to win. and by “baggage” I mean: 1. those on the right would be sure to turn out and vote against her, especially because they hated her when _Bill_ was president, and 2. she had no charisma and was nominated with the notion of “it’s her time,” and failed to get Democratic voters to turn out. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/19 "2017-08-23T01:09:03Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > 1. Not Hillary Clinton > 2. Not Hillary Clinton > 3. Not Hillary Clinton > > and I’m seriously not trolling or going for a laugh. her problem isn’t that she wasn’t qualified (because she was way more qualified than you-know-who) but that she had so much baggage that it would have been borderline impossible to win. and by “baggage” I mean: > > 1. those on the right would be sure to turn out and vote against her, especially because they hated her when _Bill_ was president, and > > 2. she had no charisma and was nominated with the notion of “it’s her time,” and failed to get Democratic voters to turn out. First 6 words of the original post fairly clearly ask the thread to NOT be about Hillary Clinton. So other than Hilary bashing, do you have any names to add to the list? My names have already been used. I would like to see Warren in the job, but I don’t know if she is electable in a national race. Kamala Harris could be a good choice, she is a smart cookie. Sally Yates would be an interesting choice, but no idea how she views running for office. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383/20 "2017-08-23T01:48:05Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > 1. Not Hillary Clinton > 2. Not Hillary Clinton > 3. Not Hillary Clinton This is pretty clearly off-topic, and there are quite a number of other threads where you can be on-topic discussing why you think Hillary Clinton can’t be president. Please don’t attempt to derail this thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383.md?page=2)