I think it’s improbable that anyone is dismissing male members of the Republican field like they’re dismissing Carly. And I think it likely that there is something else going on here, at least a little.
America is not used to seeing women rise to the top in politics. That is true in both the Democratic Party, where they rejected the first female could-have-been-nominee in 2008, and in the GOP where we have seen high-profile women run for high office only to be rejected as unqualified, lightweight, aimless, or not up to the task.
And Carly is, after all, the only female Republican woman running in 2016, despite the party having boasted numerous female governors, senators, and high-ranking officials like Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers.
The truth is, some of us may not be ready for Carly’s run for President. But she is. And make no mistake, she is running for President, not to be Joe Biden’s successor.
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