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Former first lady Michelle Obama<\/a> is doubling down on her belief that America is not prepared to elect a woman president, arguing that voters continue to hold female candidates<\/a> to higher standards than men.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast<\/a>, Obama warned Democrats against denying that sexism still plays a role in national elections. She pointed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<\/a> and former Vice President Kamala Harris as examples.<\/p>\n

“We would just be silly to think that there aren\u2019t just some gut kind of, I don\u2019t know, like, we\u2019re not even analyzing what those feelings are about because we\u2019re trying to pretend like it\u2019s all better,” Obama said in the episode released Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“There are men out there that were not [going to] vote for a woman,” she later added.<\/p>\n

She said many attitudes toward women remain “deeply embedded” in American culture<\/a>, raising questions about whether enough voters believe they can follow a woman president.<\/p>\n

BILL MAHER SWIPES MICHELLE OBAMA’S ‘BAD ATTITUDE’ FOR SAYING AMERICA ISN’T READY FOR A WOMAN PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Obama has made similar remarks<\/a> before. During a previous appearance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, she told a crowd of women that the country was “not ready” for a woman to lead.<\/p>\n

She addressed criticism of that claim, saying, “Let\u2019s not be mad because I made the statement.”<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s look at the fact that we\u2019ve had two really qualified female candidates,” said Obama, referencing both Clinton and Harris, who lost their bids for the White House.<\/p>\n

MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS ‘WE HAVE TO PICK LEADERS’ WHO DON’T ROB WOMEN OF THEIR FEMININITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Obama argued that female candidates are held to a higher standard<\/a> by the public and are seen as falling short if they are not “perfect.” She called on her party to stop “pretending” that isn\u2019t the case. \u00a0<\/p>\n

But not all Democratic women agree. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> said she believes the nation is ready for a woman president<\/a>. She pushed back against the former first lady\u2019s comments during an interview with NPR released Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“I think America is ready for a woman president,” Whitmer said.<\/p>\n

OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER BREAKS SILENCE OVER CONTROVERSIAL BUILDING DESIGN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The question comes down to a choice between two people, and what we saw in this last election, while Kamala Harris didn’t beat President Trump, we saw women get elected across the country.”<\/p>\n

“We saw women win up and down the ballot in hard, important states to win, so I do think there\u2019s an appetite,” she added.<\/p>\n

“I just, for whatever reason, we have not had a woman president yet. I think we will at some point in the near future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michelle-obama-warns-america-still-not-ready-elect-woman-president <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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