Will there ever be a woman/black or hispanic president?
821210
This country is still very racist. I think if a black or Hispanic woman was to run for president against the typical old white man, the old white man might win. Even if the woman has better credentials.\n\nWe had a conversation about this at my job, and the men said "If a woman was our president, she would be too emotional, and spend all of the country's money on useless things like world peace".
14133
Could happen but Im not sure if the American public is ready as of yet, but you never know, she could pull it off.  Id say she has he greatest chance out of all of becoming the first Woman President.
575325
In many countries there have been female President. Even in the conservative countries. \nHowever, there is no female president in USA, because people in USA are Hippocrates. They have a tunnel vision. They don't think outside the box.\nWe claim to be the best, the country of freedom, country of free idea and equal opportunity, but its only a claim not truth.
927934
woman pres is fine as long as its not clinton.\n\nlez pres....doubt that will happen unless all straight people here lose the majority or just die off.  and I don't see either happening in the next 500 yrs.
360280
It's not a matter of "should a woman be president." It's not important that we elect a woman, so that we can finally say we did it. What needs to happen is to elect the most effective leader, whether it is a man or a woman. That's not so easy to do. Usually, instead of a leader, we get a politician. A politician is someone who cuts deals, trades influence, and always if it will benefit him or her. That makes politicians self-serving. A leader is someone who does the right thing for the country, whether it is good for him or her personally or not. We haven't had one of those in a long time. Harry Truman 60 years ago. Or maybe John Kennedy 45 years ago.
404698
I BELIEVE WE STILL LIVE IN A TIME WHERE WE WILL NOT SEE A WOMAN PRESIDENT AS SAD AS IT IS...BUT EVEN WITH COLIN POWELL'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OUR COUNTRY WILL NOT VOTE A BLACK MAN IN EITHER.  SAD STATE OUR COUNTRY IS IN.  THEY WILL PROBABLY VOTE A WHITE MAN RIGHT WING REP.  SAD BUT TRUE...AND SINCE IT SEEMS POINTLESS TO VOTE BECAUSE I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE GEORGE BUSH EVER WON ANY ELECTION...I GUESS IT WILL BE WHOEVER THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON .....
485055
I believe most people are ready for a woman in the White House.  More than that, though, we need a real leader who will bring us together.  We have a lot of issues out there right now that split us right down the middle at 50/50.  Worst of all, there is NO ONE out there, man or woman, who is really saying what is on peoples' minds.\n\nI would like to think that we could have a sensible president who would be a national and world leader, and that the sensibility would lead to less war and what not.  Problem is that there are lots of people out there (inside and outside America) who want a fight right now, and you won't get them to listen and follow any system because the system has screwed them over too many times.  This leads to an ineffective government, and infighting--which is exactly what we see in this world today.\n\nJust voting for some woman won't solve anything.  But I am certain there is a woman out there who could do the job if she wanted it.
728440
I think it is rather likely there will be a black president sometime during the 21st Century.  There are several well-qualified potential candidates now but I don't see most of them seeking the office.
933080
I'll ditto the qualified and electable candidate comment...\n\nWhatever happened to not looking at the color of one's skin but the character and person within?  Why would we elect somebody simply on the basis of their race?  And there has been alot of change over the past 100 years.  \n\nLet's be real-- the numbers and past cultural situation in the US practically dictates that you'll have a white male president.  We may see a woman or minority some day though.
674821
I think so. I bet there will be a female president before there is a minority president.
974196
I'd probably say white female president.  If you look in history white women got more rights before blacks did.
317675
I would have no problem voting for a woman for president if she were the best candidate.  I don't know of any women likely to run who I'd like to see as president currently.
134908
As a history teacher I get asked this question all the time and the answer is simplistically obvious--when more women start voting.  The reason why every single president has been a white male is because more white males vote than any other demographic group (and even that number is embarassingly small.)  In areas where Hispanics vote in large numbers we see Hispanic mayors, councilmen, and senators.  In states with a higher than average number of active female voters (such as California) we see two female senators.  So when questions are posed like, "When will we have the first black President?"--when blacks start getting out and voting in national elections more often.  "When we will have our first Hispanic president?"--When Hispanics start voting in national elections more regularly.  And conversely, the same is true for women.  There is no reason why we shouldn't have a female president.  But unless voting demographics change drastically over the next forty years, we will probably not see a female in the White House any sooner than 2050.  (Now watch Hillary Clinton will win in 2008 and I've have to eat my words.)\n\nAn interesting side note to this.  Ethnic minority leaders often try to stir the cauldrons of supposed racism by claiming that America is racist since we always vote for Whites as president.  This slant takes the blame off of the minorities for not doing their job and places it on the imagined "racist populace."  In reality, the blame is to be placed directly on the shoulders of those who do not vote.  It is interesting how the imagined powers of a racist America only apply when something evil happens to minorities.  If something GOOD happens it is because the minority individual EARNED it.  But if something NEGATIVE happens it is because of the racist individuals around them who caused it.  Such is the case with imagined "racist elections" in America.
555897
It depends on the woman.  The right woman would make a terrific president, the wrong woman, just like the wrong man would be a disaster.  Sex, race, and religion should not be an issue in selecting a leader.  Use logic when you vote.  Vote for the person whom you believe is best for the job, and not based on party lines, or emotions.
1023912
Most other industrialized nations have had or have women in presidential-like roles, so it wouldn't be a big deal. i too think it is time for a woman to be president, but not condeleeza (i'm bush as a woman) rice
93597
Not too many women have been close enough to run for the presidency. Geraldine Ferraro ran for Vice President on Walter Mondale's ticket, but Mondale had an extremely weak showing and probably would've lost in a landslide regardless of his running mate.\n\nMost presidential candidates run after having served as governor, senator, or vice president. Dwight Eisenhower, elected in 1952, was the last nominee of a major party not to have previously held one of these offices.\n\nThere have been 28 female governors in the history of the United States, including Sila Calderon of PR. 6 of these were appointees who were never elected, 3 others were elected as replacements for their husbands who had previously served as that state's governor.\n\nThere have been 33 female Senators in US history, 10 of which were appointees never elected.\n\nI don't believe that there is much specific bias against women in politics, but most women just aren't seen as presidantial candidate material. Senator Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) ran for president in 2004, and American Red Cross president Elizabeth Dole ran for the Republican nomination in 2000. Dole garned a good deal of interest early on, but neither candidate ended up being at all competitive.\n\nRight now Hillary Clinton and Condoleeze Rice are frequently mentioned as possible presidential candidates, although I suspect that Clinton is viewed negatively by too many voters, and I think that voters would be very reluctant to promote the Secretary of Defense to the highest office in the land until a bit more is known about the candidate's domestic policies.
552233
Hey! I vote!!\n\nYes, I would very much like to see a female president. I couldn't say who I'd put up for the job at the moment, though. I don't know many people's voting record, ect at the moment. As far as I'm concerned, as long as we get someone capable and competant in the position, I'll be happy.