# Other than Hillary and Condoleezza who could be Madam President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 10, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127 "2006-08-10T05:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/21 "2006-08-11T13:07:45Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > 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. That’s interesting. alphaboi867. Why do you think that? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/22 "2006-08-11T13:11:09Z")
I just noticed one glaring omission: Nancy Pelosi. She may or may not be interested in the job (if the Democrats retake the House, she could be Speaker, and she might prefer that position), but since Nancy Pelosi has become, for many, the face of the Democratic opposition to Bush, she might be able to make a strong run. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/23 "2006-08-11T13:12:35Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > 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. That’s like saying I could be the center of the Lakers, if I were a foot taller. Neither woman has any hope of getting a place on a Republican ticket, let alone the top spot. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/24 "2006-08-11T16:01:06Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > That’s interesting. alphaboi867. Why do you think that? Well they’re both popular in their own states. They’re both the right age (Minner is in her 70s). Blanco has too much Katrina baggage. Sebelius got elected in a conservative state. Also she married and has children (it’s been a _long_ time since we’ve had a bachelor president). ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/25 "2006-08-11T16:14:50Z")
Pelosi? Good call. What about my choices? Ann Richards has a good rep, and Christine Todd Whitman has White House experience, and left on what seems to be principle. And was always very capable… she’s got good numbers with Dems as well as Pubs. ---
**Author:** ![Zahava424](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/76d3ee/32.png) [@Zahava424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zahava424)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/26 "2006-08-11T16:35:13Z")
Pelosi? I don’t know. Being a minority or majority leader (and/or Speaker hopeful) is less about governance than it is about fund-raising, power-brokering, and keeping the party organization on track. It may come with press, but that’s its only advantage in terms of setting up a presidential run. Plus, you’re the ultimate Washington insider, which adds to the perception that you can’t be trusted, and you’re blamed for every screwup your party has recently made. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/27 "2006-08-11T17:26:32Z")
Mmm, but she’s in the Party out of Power, and she can run as being kept down by the Pubs… and we’ve heard a lot about the Republicans blocking things. And the Dems haven’t had much chance to screwup lately. She could do it in 08, if she wanted to. Frankly, in her position, I’d stay, but she could go both insider and outsider in one election, thanks to the double Republican Senate/Executive. (2nd try) ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/28 "2006-08-11T20:46:41Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Jennifer Aniston would get my vote, as well as my application for intern. Since you started it - Angelina Jolie, she strikes me as being more politically savvy. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/29 "2006-08-12T02:51:37Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > However, she’s also not a natural born citizen, and thus ineligible to the Presidency. Depends on the country. Albright was almost-formally offered the Presidency of the Czech Republic. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/30 "2006-08-12T19:27:42Z")
I hear Cynthia McKinney’s free these days. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/31 "2006-08-15T11:55:31Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I just noticed one glaring omission: Nancy Pelosi. > > She may or may not be interested in the job (if the Democrats retake the House, she could be Speaker, and she might prefer that position), but since Nancy Pelosi has become, for many, the face of the Democratic opposition to Bush, she might be able to make a strong run. Nancy may not be a bad bet. Dems take the House and she becomes Speaker, Bush and Cheney go hunting, leading to Bush’s death, and Cheney’s heart can’t stand the strain. Two heartbeats stop and she’s in the White House. ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/32 "2006-08-15T12:12:22Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > I hear Cynthia McKinney’s free these days. Madam President Ann Coulter, has a nice ring to it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/33 "2006-08-15T19:47:45Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > What about my choices? Ann Richards has a good rep… Wasn’t she recently diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of cancer? Esophageal, perhaps? We used to get a lot od lacal news about her but she’s been very quiet the last 10 years or so and, frankly, in video of her after her prognosis she did appear to have aged appreciably. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/34 "2006-08-16T03:09:46Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 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. Crap. Besides Elizabeth Dole, you disqualified two of my top three picks. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127/35 "2006-08-17T13:05:07Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > … Bush and Cheney go hunting, leading to Bush’s death, and Cheney’s heart can’t stand the strain. . Something tells me that if W got the bump, Cheney would amaze us with his abilities to recuperate. hh [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-hillary-and-condoleezza-who-could-be-madam-president/368127.md?page=1)