Clyburn: ‘We are not ready’ for a woman as president
Rep. Jim Clyburn agrees with Michelle Obama on the US not being ready for a woman president but emphasizes progress and urges women to keep running despite setbacks.
- On Sunday, Rep. James Clyburn declared that America is not ready for a woman president during an NBC News's Meet the Press interview with Kristen Welker.
- Rep. James Clyburn said he agrees with Michelle Obama that the U.S. is not ready for a female president, citing recent candidates Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and a conversation last week with Harris.
- Facing those doubts, Rep. James Clyburn urged women considering presidential runs, warning against reversing progress with 'one, two, and three' steps forward and 'two, three, and four' steps backwards.
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Dem James Clyburn agrees with Obama, ‘we are not ready’ for a woman president’
Dem James Clyburn agrees with Obama, ‘we are not ready’ for a woman president'
The future of the Democratic Party is not promising for women, according to Rep. James Clyburn, who is still committed to supporting female candidates who run for office. The South Carolina Democrat told NBC News that he agrees with Michelle Obama that the U.S. is not yet ready for a woman president, telling “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker that the former first lady is “absolutely correct” in her assessment. Obama’s remarks were featured in…
Clyburn backs Michelle Obama: ‘We are not ready’ for female president
Michelle Obama says the U.S. still isn’t ready to elect a female president. Now, weeks later, Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., is publicly agreeing. He weighed in Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” saying the former First Lady “is absolutely correct.” ‘Sadly, we ain’t ready’ Obama made her remarks in November during a conversation with actor Tracee Ellis Ross at an event in New York, where she again dismissed calls for her to run for president. “As we s…
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