So Liz Warren Wants to be President

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) is the first Democrat to announce her intention to run for the Presidency. On paper she has many of the qualities needed to address the ramshackle economic policies of the current administration - deep knowledge of the banking system, credit policy and a commitment to consumer protections. That's a fairly narrow band of expertise for a serious run at the White House, but she has time to develop her policy positions on other important issues.

I'm afraid, though, that well-developed ideas and proposals won't be sufficient for electoral success. As a nation we react poorly to viable female candidates. It's been said that part of Hillary Clinton's failure in 2016 was her attempt to run a "man-style" campaign. According to this theory, American women haven't yet figured out how to run for the Presidency as a woman.

And then there's bone-deep misogyny that helped the Trump campaign find success. It's going to be tough for any woman to deal with the culture's disdain for smart, determined, successful women. @ConnieSchultz gets it.