My prediction is that Donald Trump will not run for re-election in 2020. He will cite his age and wanting to at long last, begin his retirement. He’ll also say that he’s accomplished everything he’s ever set out to do and there is no need to run for four more years. He’ll never admit it but I imagine the stress of the job will have gotten to him by then.
I think he’s already grooming Ivanka as the heir apparent. He’ll woo his supporters by telling them they’re still get to vote for a Trump and he’ll serve as some sort of top adviser. The Trumpling boys will fall in line since they’ve long accepted that Ivanka is the apple of daddy’s eye.
Really? The first sentence of the OP seemed to indicate that Hillary was an obvious answer. Arguing against that is no different than Lemur866 arguing against Condi Rice.
I don’t get the Condi love among Republicans. I think it’s just a matter of “hey, look at us! We don’t hate blacks! We don’t hate women! We got ourselves a gen-you-wine black woman that we’d vote for!” Except that if she actually ran, they’d primary the snot out of her.
There is no shortage of qualified women. We may even have a binder full.
Kamala Harris
Elizabeth Warren
Tammy Duckworth
Debbie Stabenow
Kathleen Sebelius
to name just a few. Unfortunately, Canadian-born Jennifer Granholm doesn’t qualify.
I think Harris and Warren are two of the leading candidates on the Democratic side. Duckworth has a shot, but is probably second tier. On the Republican side I think Haley is probably the main female candidate, but not as high up there as H & W.
I seriously think there are probably 50 million women in this country who are more qualified to be president than Trump. Grab some random woman off the street and make her president and she’ll be better. My wife’s cleaning lady woud be better (and she barely speaks English).
Because if you don’t know the slightest thing about being president, but appreciate that fact and let yourself be guided by people who do, you can’t go far wrong. People who think they know what they’re doing and don’t are much much worse.
Before the Obamacare-rollout fiasco, I would’ve said Kathleen Sebelius - smart, telegenic, and a Democrat who could get elected in conservative Kansas. But I’m afraid she’s damaged goods now.
There are younger, shinier Democratic women candidates out there, but for now I’ll say:
I can’t even think of three men who could successfully pull off the charade of appearing to be a competent president of the US. Nor of actually administering the mess that the federal governance has become.
COULD win? Lots. Hillary DID win the popular vote. Among women who could make successful runs…
Nikki Haley
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi (nobody is better at raising money)
I’m inclined to think that any woman (or man) could be president, provided they were decent human beings and had the guts to say no to the party hacks.
Women Ive known who rose through the ranks in the private sector all seemed to have one thing in common. The ability to step on people without remorse. That seems to be a trait that is more prevalent among successful women than men. Not the kind of people I want in the White House.
