Other than Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice are there any female politicians that could run in 2008 and have a shot at her party’s nomination?
Heidi Fleiss?
Oprah?
2008, not 2030 
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Yeah, not now, but I can definitely see it happening in the next 20 years. That woman has more power than God. Except when she wants to shop at Hermes.
The Ploes haves twins in power, so why not the Bush Twins? Dynastic leaders are so in this decade.
I hold that the premise of this thread is faulty, as neither Hillary nor Condoleeza could run in 2008 and have a shot at their partys’ nomination.
Jennifer Aniston would get my vote, as well as my application for intern.
If it weren’t for that pesky Constitution, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (Canadian-born) would have an outside shot, should she defeat Scamway’s Richard DeVos in 2006.
But no, there are no serious alternatives. If Libby Dole was younger, perhaps she could have ran to complete her resume.
ANY possibilities? Yes. Not strong ones, but not utterly implausible ones either.
On the Democratic side, California Senators Diane Feinstein (once a perennial VP contender) and Barbara Boxer could make credible runs for the nomination. I don’t think either could win, but neither would be joke.
On the Republican side, Liddy Dole could seek the nomination and finish in the middle of the pack. But no other Republican female comes to mind who could do even that well. Too many of the GOP’s female Senators are liberals like Olympia SNow and Susan COllins, meaning they’d never fare well in the primaries.
I’ve heard Ann Richards’ name tossed about, now and again. Or Christine Todd Whitman? Oh, maybe not now, but she’s got potential. Hell, even maybe now.
Oprah would get my vote, and I’m not even a fan. Never watched her show. It seems she’s very smart and has a heart. She’s already too rich to be bought.
I remember a joke from the 1996 election: I’ll vote for a Clinton/Dole ticket. HILARY Clinton & ELIZABETH Dole.
I’ve always had a hunch that the first Madame President will be Chelsea Clinton.
Two Republican Senators from Maine: Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Either of them could win the national election if they could survive the Republican primaries.
If we’re talking female Republican Senators, I’d think that Kay Bailey Hutchison would have a better chance at the nomination than Snowe or Collins. Not that any one of them has much of a chance in '08, but Hutchison might have an outside shot at the VP slot if the Republicans feel like they have to put a woman on the ticket.
2008 is too early for Claire McCaskill in Missouri, and she’s gotta win the Senate election in November, but she’s one to consider.
Probably the most likely woman who could win the presidency is Kansas’ governor,Kathleen Sibelius.
I disagree. While Condoleezza doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell at getting the Republican nomination (she’s the only woman other than Hillary to get much media speculation on a POTUS run); Hillary could get the Democratic nomination (though she’d loose the general election).
Madeline Albright’s a pretty savvy dame. We could use every iota of her foreign policy skills for the next four to eight.
However, she’s also not a natural born citizen, and thus ineligible to the Presidency.
I think being governor, as opposed to the US Senate, has proven to be the best background for a presidential candidate. Other than the Canadian governor of Michigan, are there any current female governors?
Yes, there are eight female state governors; 2 Republicans and 6 Democrats. Of them I think Napolitano and Sebelius have the best chances of getting the nomination in 2008.