# Will there ever be a woman USA President or Vice President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 2, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-woman-usa-president-or-vice-president/559214 "2010-11-02T15:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 41
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-woman-usa-president-or-vice-president/559214/41 "2010-11-02T23:50:48Z")
FWIW, from 2003: > [@The First Black President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-black-president/204221/1): > > Also, to keep the debate up, I was wondering what factors a black candidate possess to be electable in a country that is still racially divided. > > I offer a few possibilities: > > 1. Wasn’t part of the Civil Rights Movement. May be tied to it indirectly, but rose to prominence through other career paths. I think middle America is uncomfortable with the civil rights movement despite believing in Equal Rights. > 2. Moderate DEM. Someone who can appeal to the moderates in a general election. > 3. A good speaker. This is my LEAST favorite, because I finding it VERY condescending when someone says a black man is “very well spoken.” (SEE Chris Rock’s comedy). Yet, I think it would be important. Even people with bigotry in their heart could say “He’s different.” > 4. Not a Minister. I think this is true of all candidates, but I notice a large amount of black politicians are also ministers. > > One I wonder about, and please note this question makes me uncomfortable: would Americans be more likely to vote for a light skinned black man over a darker skin black person? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-woman-usa-president-or-vice-president/559214)._