Whitmer: America is ready to elect a woman president

Monday, October 26, 2026

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) pushed back on former first lady Michelle Obama's remarks that the U.S. was not ready to elect a woman president. Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," about Obama's past comments, Whitmer responded, saying, "Listen, I have got a lot of colleagues who I think are probably interested in running for president, and I've heard everyone say you can't have this person' or that person.'"

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Please run with this.

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-10-26 11:24 AM | Reply

You'd sure think. My guess is while there are powerful feelings in favor of the idea on its face there is a strong undertowing element of loutishness in American culture that might make it an uphill battle simply because of the candidate's sex. Hell, the river bottomers are still stroking out over a non-white presidente.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-10-26 12:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The only white woman that might have chance with the Right is Lindsey Graham.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-26 01:48 PM | Reply

Considering black men got the vote fifty years before white women, I'd suggest Americans should expect roughly a fifty year gap between our first Black President and our first Woman President.

America is more sexist than racist.

Sexism is so ingrained, most people probably wouldn't agree that America is more sexist than racist.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 02:08 PM | Reply