so, which woman WOULD you vote for?

[niyad]

so many on these boards have announced, loudly, that they would vote for a woman for president, just not Sen. Clinton.

so, my question to all of you is, which woman WOULD you vote for? and why?

[helderheid]

1. Barbara Boxer comes to mind!

[Muttocracy]

3. she jumps to mind right away.

edit to say - I'm not one who would refuse to vote for Hillary - just don't buy the "it's suddenly time for a woman and she's the only choice and now or never" thing. It's been overdue for a woman for a long time. She's a peculiar choice if your goal is to promote women for women's sake.

[helderheid]

30. You speak for me.

[Scairp]

45. I don't think so

If Boxer were the woman running at this moment instead of Clinton, people would be going after her just as viciously as they are Clinton. There are a lot of people here, women too, who are terrified of having a woman for president. That is why so many have jumped on the Obama bandwagon and slimed Hillary unnecessarily and unfairly. He solves a couple of problems for those feeling guilty, he's ethnic and male, and unfortunately for those so deeply misguided, one of those characteristics will hurt him, should he be the nominee, during a general election. He cannot beat that cranky old white man. Hillary can.

[Muttocracy]

47. You assume everyone is a sexist; this thread shows they are not.

no, my qualms about Hillary are not about her gender, and as far as I know, they don't apply to Boxer.

[helderheid]

66. Ditto.

[Scairp]

74. You say that only because the question is strictly theoretical

I think that any woman, short of the Virgin Mary, would get a raw deal in trying to run for president. And I'm not even sure she would get by without being slimed. The sexism is rampant here, and a year ago, I never would have thought it possible to read the horrible things I have read on this board about Hillary Clinton. If Boxer were running against Obama, she would get it in the face just as much as Clinton has.

[illumn8d]

69. Please enlighten me...

Why are people terrified of a woman president?

Secondly, after making that statement, you basically say people are afraid of an 'ethnic' candidate. Why is terrible to fear a woman president, but OK to fear an ethnic one?

[Scairp]

77. We are a country awash in sexism & racism

Secretly and deep down, many in this country still want a white male in the White House to protect us. They've always been in charge and in my opinion, your average voter is terrified of change. Women are perceived as emotional and/or weak and not possessing the ability to stand up to leaders in other countries when it counts. It's stereotyping, it's wrong and it's sexist, plain and simple, and even those who loudly proclaim themselves as progressives still have a secret fear that anyone but an old white man will fail us and in the end we'll get nuked into oblivion. As for a the problems with a black man, just substitute that where I typed "woman" and it's the same thing. But, if the pair of them teamed up, enough women and non-white voters, and enlightened white male voters ready for change, would propel that ticket into the White House, I'm absolutely convinced of it. If Hillary is the nominee, she as a caucasian woman would stand a much better chance of defeating the McMoron, but I have no faith that Obama as the nominee would be able to win over enough white voters to beat McIdiot. White people are still the majority and the biggest class that turn out to vote. A candidate must be able to get those people out to vote for him/her or they cannot win. This mess is splitting the party, and the only way to get a Democrat into the White House this year is for this white woman to run for president with the black man as her running mate. He's rather young and will have another opportunity to become president, especially if you give people 8 years to get used to the idea. He will win then.

[Growler]

70. TOTALLY agree

[caledesi]

43. Me too! nt

[Tesha]

57. She's always at the top of my list. After that, I'd have to think about it.

I can think of many I'd vote for, but whether they'd be strong
candidates or not would require some study.

What's Pat Schroeder up to these days?

Tesha

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Barbara Boxer, for one.

A true liberal.

[musette_sf]

4. Barbara Boxer n/t

[BeyondGeography]

5. Loves me some Boxer

[truebrit71]

Boxer.

.

[Coexist]

6. Boxer

I can't say on others because I don't know much about them.

[scheming daemons]

7. Boxer, for one...

...

[charlie and algernon]

8. I'd love to vote for Madeline Albright

if she were a natural born citizen.

if the repubs want to change the constitution to allow shwartzenegger to run, then I say we run Albright against him.

[Tesha]

58. Right, She'd be great *IF* she were elligible. (NT)

[nxylas]

9. President Sheehan has a nice ring to it

Seriously, though, this question has been asked a lot. Barbara Boxer and Katheleen Sebelius are the names I see most often in the replies.

[yourout]

10. Barbara Boxer, Claire McCaskill, or My wife all come to mind.

Had to add the Mrs in case she catches this post.

[EFerrari]

27. That's the right answer.

lol

[olkaz]

11. Darcy Burner n/m

[4_Legs_Good]

12. Barbara Boxer is my #1 choice - I might even leave Obama for her

Obama/Boxer is my big dream team!

David

[ericgtr]

13. For me it's just Hillary

At my job my boss and her boss are both women. Very effecient and affective at what they do, I would vote for either of them long before I would a person who is only out for their self.

It's a matter of character, not gender.

[XemaSab]

14. Boxer is #1 on the list

Let's see.... Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, Nancy Pelosi, maybe DiFi (yeah, she's a DINO, so depends on who else was running).

There's a lot of women from other states that I would probably support, but I don't know much about.

All lovely women who I would LOVE to support for the presidency.

[youthere]

15. Barbara Boxer, Maxine Waters,Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton!

[4_Legs_Good]

22. Great choice on Waters! I'd LOVE to see that

she'd put some things to rights. Oh my yes!

David

[BOSSHOG]

16. I'll vote for Clinton if she is the nominee

but Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebilius is quite an impressive leader.

[Mz Pip]

17. Barbara Boxer

Lynn Woolsey
Nancy Pelosi

But I will vote for Clinton if she is our nominee. I just will not be at all enthusiastic about it.

[Recursion]

18. Boxer. Sebelius. Napolitano. Lazarus. Whitman. Hell, even Pelosi. (nt)

[PM7nj]

34. Whitman?

Oh god, please not her. She basically bankrupted our state.

[Recursion]

36. Sorry, Meg Whitman, not Christine Todd-Whitman

Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay.

[PM7nj]

48. Oh okay, I was really worried for a second

lol

[Recursion]

39. I forgot to add Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend

Though her husband is an avowed Marxist so that probably wouldn't go far.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

64. Power, and there's a Chicago pol

who is currently our Atty. General. Lisa Madigan. Smart woman.

[Armstead]

19. Rep. Jan Schiakovski (Pardon my spelling)

She's a progressive Democrat who is tough, smart and decent.

[PassingFair]

76. Schakowski is the one for ME, too!!!

She makes me wanna move to Illinois, just
so I can vote for her!

http://www.janschakowsky.org/

[thevoiceofreason]

20. Samantha Power

[olkaz]

38. /signed

She'll be back.

[tishaLA]

42. yup

in addition to many of those already named.

[redqueen]

21. BOXER!

[niyad]

23. thank you all

[billyoc]

24. Any non-DLC member that won a Democratic nomination.

My requirements are few.

[Swamp Rat]

25. Anyone who meets my qualifications, and represents my ideology.

Woman or man.

[EFerrari]

26. I have three female reps -- I've BEEN voting for women.

:)

[Whisp]

28. depends who she is running against, I would pick the most qualified

according to my opinion of good qualifications.

[melody]

29. Barbara Boxer would be a superb President

There are hundreds of brilliant, worthwhile women candidates. A few months ago, I'd have said Clinton would have done nicely, though she's way too conservative for my tastes (I didn't support her husband in the primaries either). Now, I'm afraid I have a very different opinion -- still, I'll vote for the Democrat in the GE regardless.

[Nitrogenica]

31. Boxer....remember the Boxer Revolution?

She helped get America back headed towards the right track.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1531216

[libnnc]

32. Barbara fucking Boxer

Because she doesn't "misspeak". She doesn't exaggerate past experiences for political gain. Because doesn't have to apologize for her votes.

[starchimes]

33. Boxer's my first choice.

[SoxFan]

35. Plenty

Janet Napolitano
Kathleen Sebelius
Chris Gregoire
Blanche Lincoln
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Boxer
Jane Harman
Ellen Tauscher
Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin
Claudia Kennedy

[tishaLA]

44. Harman and Landrieu--really?

I think Sen Clinton is better than both of those. Harman is hawkier than hawkish and Landrieu is just too conservative all around.

[SoxFan]

71. Landrieu is honest

Not a common trait for a Louisiana pol. I lived in NOLA when she was state treasurer, and she did a tremendous job rooting out corruption in the state's finances. It's a shame she didn't win the 1995 governor's race.

I tend to be a bit hawkish by DU standards, so Harman's proclivities aren't as big an issue. On most issues, she's in the Democratic mainstream, and she has a wealth on knowledge on intelligence matters.

[GarbagemanLB]

37. Someone who is a progressive and has been against the war FROM THE START.

[theredpen]

40. Well, you ain't Fiona Apple. And if you ain't Fiona Apple, I don't give a rat's ass.

[donheld]

41. Barbara Boxer or Patricia Schroeder for a start

[faithfulcitizen]

46. I don't know how she would do in a GE, but Boxer is a female leader that I deeply respect and admire

there are many others as well. I also like Janet Napolitano, Kathleen Sebelius, & look out for Claire McCaskill! She's a rising star, imo.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

49. Boxer, Waters, and Woolsey...

are all women I would vote for in a heartbeat.

[mckeown1128]

50. A year ago I would have said Rep. Pelosi...but

I have been very dissapointed with her and Sen. Reid. I do think Sen. Boxer is very qualified. Hillary...not so much.

[Egnever]

51. Barbra Boxer

comes immediately to mind as does Carol Mosely Braun.

[New Dawn]

52. A woman who voted AGAINST the Iraq War.

Unlike Clinton, who voted FOR it.

[kleebo151]

53. Michelle Obama

I would vote for Michelle. I have heard her speak and she's very intelligent and cares a whole lot about the poor.

[Bilyb]

54. Since Ann Richards is no longer with us...

Dianne Feinstein
Lisa Murkowski - Alaska
Kay Bailey Hutchison - GOP in name only :-)
Maxine Waters
Heck, Shelia Jackson-Lee or Lucy Killea would be an improvement... and better choices than we have now, I dare say!

"Runnin with Lucy Killea" ♪♫♪♫

[Ysabel]

55. medea benjamin...

winona laduke...

amy goodman (if she were to run)...

- why: because all address issues that are important to me and also which i believe should matter to all people...

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edit: typo...

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

56. Cindy Sheehan, Cynthia McKinney, Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer, Jane Fonda,

Susan Sarandon, my wife, and a long list of others.

But, not Hillary.

[olkaz]

59. Don't know if I can hop on this bus.

The Hugo Chavez thing with Sheehan was too much (and she threatened to run against Pelosi), McKinney is a conspiracy theorist (and left the party), Murray is excellent, lukewarm on Boxer, and Jane Fonda is okay, I guess.

We are going to have some AWESOME female candidates now with actblue and everything else spotting and helping great progressive female candidates.

[Jed Dilligan]

60. Of female politicians, Boxer comes to mind

but largely because I don't pay much attention to governors and legislators from other states.

Women I think are smart and tough enough to be president--that's a longer list. Susan Sarandon jumps to mind immediately.

[Froward69]

61. Wilma Flintstone

3rd rec by the way

[RunningFromCongress]

62. I'll support any candidate I believe in, dispite gender or race

[H2O Man]

63. Yoko Ono. n/t

[JVS]

65. Only if she promises not to perform music

;-)

[Sparkly]

67. I suspect that once a woman started a national campaign, it'd be "just not THAT woman" again.

Can't prove it until/unless it happens, but my belief is people would find (___fill in the blank___) too grating, shrill, ambitious, power-hungry, weak, victim-playing, emotional, mean, phony, conservative, reckless, warmongering, inexperienced, scolding, timid, insulting, unfair, hysterical, angry, arrogant, and/or bitchy.

[cloudbase]

68. Tonya Harding

"Our president can kick your president's ass!"

[Annces]

72. Posts like this make me want to support Clinton

Even if she is the devil herself. This one and the one asking how Clinton can relax and just be herself.

[stranger81]

73. Barbara Boxer & Barbara Lee -- because they're progressives

and HRC is most certainly not.

[Hepburn]

75. Senator Barabara Boxer would get my vote.

I wish to hell she was running instead of Hillary.