Women don't exist in the future?

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RB with high hopes (and less confidence) this won't be the case:

[chowder66]

1. At least they are not all white, straight men.

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[TommyT139]

5. Not all white, sure

...but if one of them is trans somehow (except in rethug paranoid fantasies), please expand your speculation.

[chowder66]

14. My brain meant to write straight, but I wrote cis.

I corrected it. Thanks for questioning!!

[Skittles]

17. there has been a black president

there hasn't been a female president even though WE ARE OVER HALF THE POPULATION

[Irish_Dem]

26. We are half the population but only hold 28% of federal office.

It is a human rights violation.

We are a patriarchal society.
We see it everywhere, even places we hope could do better.

[wnylib]

64. Other countries have had women presidents, prime ministers, or queens.

The US is politically backward.

[Skittles]

2. yup

misogyny is widespread

[Jack Valentino]

10. on the Democratic side, I would presume that we are NOT misogynist--- but just too afraid

of those who ARE---- We ran female candidates against Trump two times,
and lost the election (so far as we know) BOTH of those times---
but WON the election in-between where we nominated a male....



Thinking OUTSIDE of THAT box---
2028 might indeed be our BEST chance to elect a female President
for the first time, with everyone HATING on Trump and Republicans so much---

but we might be too afraid to try it.... Taking BACK the White House AND Congress
seems more important at this critical point in history,
than trying to 'break the glass ceiling'.... know what I mean ?


Now, if we could get enough women who are married to Republican men
to ignore their orders, and vote for the female candidate instead,
then that might change the calculus entirely.....


I think Democratic women are braver than Democratic men
(and us Democratic men are fewer in numbers)---

but if a Democratic woman is nominated for President in 2028,
I will do all that I can do to support her!!!

(I can't say that I will support any woman in the presidential primaries---
since I am fearful of that idea, and not committed to ANYONE at this point..)

[Skittles]

12. not wise to presume

it is everywhere - heck, I have recently seen it dismissed as baggage. as an inconvenience

over and OUT

[NoRethugFriends]

16. I don't believe any of the above males are misogynist based on what I hace seen of all of them.

BTW, "over" with "out" is incorrect. "Out" implies no "Over."

I would prefer no religious ones (Warnock) and no "Newsom," a little too slick.

[niyad]

20. You do remember that Hillary got 3 million more votes than krasnov?

[Irish_Dem]

24. There you go with hard facts Niyad.

Sometimes that is a tough sell with some folks.

[niyad]

33. It does seem that way.

[biophile]

51. Thank you! It has been said that "We aren't ready for a woman president".

But the fact is that the voters overwhelmingly DID vote for a woman. She just wasn’t sworn in because of the Electoral College.

[Irish_Dem]

25. I very much disagree with your analysis Jack V.

I believe you are quite incorrect on a number of points.

I will leave it at that due to obvious reasons.

[rampartd]

30. it may be necessary for us to nominate a woman because

all of the male candidates will be smeared with epstein/me too/insufficient testosterone (ain't that one a kick) kinds of internet enhanced creepiness.

and a gay candidate , unfortunately , is a bridge too far. a generation away, maybe.

but yes, i'm considering liz warren as well as aoc, and am open to a few others.

mayor pete, of course, should be appointed secretary of anything he wants to do.

my current choice is a white male NOT on the list. "article unfair to astronauts?"

[DFW]

32. Ha! I noticed that, too

But I‘m trying not let personal relationships intrude.

I‘d definitely include Elissa Slotkin in the list, too. Of the other „name“ women on our A team, it‘s a mixed bag for me. They run from „absofuckinglutely!“ to „rather not, thanks all the same,“ but that‘s my take, and not one I shout from the rooftops. „

[karynnj]

48. Mickie Sherrill, the new governor of NJ should be too.

Until Governor Whitmer took herself out of the list of people possibly running in 2028, I assume she would have been there.Yet she could still be an influential voice.

I also think AOC should be included as she is influential. It seems the list is almost entirely people rumored to run for President and people running in swing states.

[EdmondDantes_]

36. Except there's no widespread use of that which suggests that's not something to be afraid of

No hint of gender or sexual impropriety about Talerico, Roy Cooper, Mandami, etc. Maybe, just maybe people on our side like Swalwell did in fact do bad things especially when there's corroboration of people the victims told in the moment. There's nothing magical about being a Democrat that means you can't be a predator.

[rampartd]

41. actually, it is paxton throwing the 'low t" crap on talerico

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/james-talarico-senate-paxton/687436/

[EdmondDantes_]

45. That's not the sexual misbehaving of #metoo or Epstein

[TommyT139]

50. Yeah, but (reTalarico)

...as has already been demonstrated on this thread, 'openly Christian' is not regarded kindly by a significant number of Dem voters. It demands too nuanced an understanding of faith and identity, I guess.

That's not to say a Dem of any stripe (red, green, or lavender) wouldn't get desperate Dem votes, but to me it says there's a long way to go to build a real coalition. Of course, leveraging simple hate (cf MAGA) will always be easier than mobilizing the complexities of empathy, love, and imagination. Hopefully we'll have time to try.

[rampartd]

53. i think most of us can smell the difference between a christian and a trumper.

i'm uncomfortable with open profession of faith, but i'm uncomfortable with open sexuality so that is probably my prob.

[Pris]

3. Kind of sad

She sees men as the future.

[Cirsium]

4. Sorry, AOC

Sorry, AOC, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Jasmine Crockett, Lateefah Simon, Laura Gillen, Angela Alsobrooks, Rachel Hunt, Kelly Morrison, Maggie Goodlander, Kyle Evans Gay, Luz Rivas, Mallory McMorrow, Laura Friedman, Julie Johnson, Yassamin Ansari, Ilhan Omar, Janelle Bynum, Emily Randall, Maxine Dexter, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, Kristen McDonald Rivet, Nellie Pou...

[Ilsa]

6. Nancy Lacore, Amy McGrath, Deb Haaland, many others. nt

[Cirsium]

7. Thank you

Many, many others, indeed.

[RockCreek]

8. I have no immediate polite or tempered reply

Just gestures and curses

[niyad]

9. "need to be trained for verbal combat in a male-dominate space"

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? There is so much wrong with that statement that I want to scream. Hey, rachel, why don't we talk about what happens to women who DO engage iin that verbal combat. Better yet, instead of talking about how ill-equipped women are, why don't we talk about WHY these are "male-dominated spaces". Why don't we talk about misogyny and patriarchy, the hatred for women, the forcible keeping them out of public spaces that we have been enduring all these millenia of patriarchal rule?

So damned disappointing.

[Jack Valentino]

11. Well, you are certainly right that A.O.C. ought to have been included on that list!!!!

While politically strategically probably not the 'best choice' for the 2028 Dem pres nomination,
due to ideological positioning---- she CERTAINLY ought to have been included
in that all-male meme!!!!

IF she decides to run for President in 2028, I can't say now how I would vote---
but I suspect she would be the strongest prospective 'progressive' challenger
against whatever 'more moderate' candidate which 'the party at large'
chooses to coalesce around!!!

(But, I would prefer that she runs against Chuck Shumer for his Senate seat in New York---
all the polls I've seen showed her beating him by about two to one in that race---
and we need a FIGHTER in EVERY US Senate seat--- including New York!)

[EdmondDantes_]

19. Because unfortunately our society isn't ready for that conversation

Sexism/misogyny is so deeply rooted (along with racism and heteronormative thinking) that even many well meaning people can't see past their own biases to truly challenge themselves. It's easy to convince ourselves that we aren't sexist, or provide excuses why we have to continue centering cishet Christian largely white guys this time (and the next time and the next time).

Even here when push comes to shove, far too many people aren't willing to have painful conversations about that and how reflexively our guy wouldn't do that or their behavior wasn't that bad, or we can't risk it this election comes up again and again. Same thing the party did with those pesky gay rights and why are they insisting on same sex marriage when it's not popular yet. We have an election to win and they just have to wait.

We all have to be willing to look at our actions more critically and be willing to see the ugly truths we hide from ourselves. And it sucks to do so. Nobody likes to really acknowledge where they fall short of their ideals and to accept they have deeply buried biases and lies that we believe.

[Irish_Dem]

28. If only women were like toxic males the planet would be so much better.

Because then all the best parts of female essence would be totally destroyed
and we would all be male.
SMDH

[Skittles]

31. THANK YOU

if Kamala had engaged in VERBAL COMBAT she would have been portrayed as the ANGRY BLACK WOMAN

[niyad]

34. EXACTLY!!!

[2MuchNoise]

37. Kamala verbally kicked trump's ass during the debate.

[imaginary girl]

39. Agreed

[niyad]

40. And look at all the flack she caught for it.

[Skittles]

56. she was superior in EVERY FUCKING WAY

in the end IT DIDN'T FUCKING MATTER

[imaginary girl]

38. I know, and who so clearly won her one debate against Trump?

[Skittles]

55. see, it never mattered if Kamala won the debate

Trump could be a multi-felon rapist seditionist chronic liar and con man - but Kamala had to be PERFECT

[niyad]

57. Her laugh. . .

[Skittles]

59. yes

as opposed to Trump who literally only laughs when people are being hurt

[niyad]

62. Sadistic, malevolent monster that he is.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

60. Her vagina...

[niyad]

61. YES!!!

[NoRethugFriends]

13. One of these will likely be the presidential nominee. I believe none are misogynist.

A woman will likely not be, except for a very outside chance of AOC.
Sorry, politics is still the art of the possible.

[betsuni]

15. I'm speechless.

[Blue_Roses]

18. "The Messegers" is a slap

in the face to women. While I don't see any of the above "messengers" as misogynistic, the wording sets the precedent, by implying that men are the only ones who can communicate, which we all know is not true.

[betsuni]

21. I have regained my speech. Two things.

Trump made the elections of 2016 and 2024 all about identity. Race and gender. The Democratic candidates did NOT run on "identity politics," they both ran on strengthening the economy for the working and middle classes -- which SURPRISE does not only mean white men anxious and angry about their status and power in society. Anybody listen to Hillary and Kamala? Maybe everybody should fucking listen.

Is the Democrats-are-bad-at-messaging criticism because women are often the messengers? Needs fighting spirit man voice power? I read some of an article about the "feminization" of the party and I can't find it again.

[ColoringFool]

22. Women Would Be More Represented Here If More Women VOTED FOR WOMEN.

[Blue Full Moon]

23. AOC has done more to get people out to vote.

Also standing up to Trump.

[rogue emissary]

27. At least none of them are the old.

[luv2fly]

29. Sure women exist in the future

But this particular image is talking about these eight men who are connecting with people and that's a good thing.

A different image can show different things and it too can become a popular meme. A talented person here could even create it and set it on fire throughout the interwebs.

Outrage does not need to be found around every corner.

[niyad]

35. Even though there are plenty of reasons for there to be outrage around

every corner. I am trying to think of a single positive thing happening for women under the current misogynist, patriarchal, theocratic, christofascist, woman-hating regime here. If I am missing something great, I would love to hear about it.

[Torchlight]

42. The consistent minimization, trivialization and even dismissal

of women's issues is almost as frustrating to watch as the consistent attacks on it; two different methods, same purpose. From my chair, it's one of the two or three issues habitually ignored in our current reality and far too often framed into a "what about" contest of unfairness as an effort to distract and reallocate discussion.

[TVguyCards]

43. Where's AOC and the rest?

Where's Summer Lee, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Maxwell Frost, Ro Khanna, etc. all of whom believe in the policies poor and working class people need like single payer heathcare?

IMHO those people are the future of the party and are in touch with what people, especially young(er) voters want and need who are now the largest voting bloc. Fresh ideas. Fresh faces. Fresh policies.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

44. lol Rachel Bitecofer

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[TheProle]

46. For every action there is a reaction

Action: In the wake of Harris' loss in '24, many Democrats (even some well-meaning ones and even some women) based on of a sample size of 2 close races, declare women as incapable of winning a presidential election and pick up the banner of "only a straight white male can win!"

Reaction: This shit.

[Johnny2X2X]

47. Tim for Dems to a form a circular firing squad

As uaual.

[BannonsLiver]

49. You're in for a rough 2028 cycle, I'm afraid.

[CrispyQ]

52. Very glad this isn't a DNC ad. -nt

[MorbidButterflyTat]

54. "The politicians profiled here were chosen based on merit

on communication strategy AND either serving in a swing state or planning a likely presidential run and I would sure like to see more women get on board."

After the sickening realization that the worst man is considered better than the best woman, I just can't muster up a shred of outrage over, "Women don't exist in the future," deliberately taken out of context.

One could argue women don't exist right now.

[niyad]

58. Sadly true.

[blubunyip]

63. A woman candidate for president in America in 2028

is problematic only because sexism and misogyny are so deeply ingrained in the American psyche. Trump's reign of terror proves that it's just as bad as it ever was. You see it everywhere. Men in power have no interest in addressing the issues.

Moderates still have a big problem with voting for a woman, and a female candidate is always seen as "too far left." So any debate about whether a woman candidate has the right communication skills and the right charisma or persuasive power is beside the point. "Women should be trained for verbal combat in a male-dominated space." --so much wrong with that statement it's mind-blowing. The message is, "Women, be a Man!

I'm already resigned to the fact that in this climate, with everything riding on the next elections, a woman has no chance of heading the ticket. But still, it's not the time to give up. Let's continue work to get as many qualified women in all the other offices as possible, and maybe one day...one day, one of them will finally rise to the top.