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Lucky Luciano

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28. Even Pakistan had Benazir Bhutto as a prime minister!
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 10:19 PM
11 hrs ago

…and Michele is probably right….if, everything else being equal, Hillary or Kamala were men, they would have got the extra 2-3% to give them the win.

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She is right. I know smart educated women who would not vote for a women. Srkdqltr 17 hrs ago #1
Michelle knows how to read the room maliaSmith 15 hrs ago #14
Regretfully popsdenver 9 hrs ago #39
And make men pay Akakoji 8 hrs ago #40
Are you ready? nt delisen 15 hrs ago #15
I voted for Harris and Whitmer. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #21
I voted for Hillary and Kamala and I'm more than ready but she's right. As usual. Deuxcents 12 hrs ago #26
Same here, and I also agree that Michelle's right. ShazzieB 11 hrs ago #31
It really is maddening that so many democracies have/had women at the top of their leaderships and yet Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #33
"We're supposed to be the standard of the world"? Bluetus 10 hrs ago #36
Thank you..your last comment made my point Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #37
Thank you Michelle.....I can now show this to my wife democratsruletheday 10 hrs ago #34
She is correct. The two women Orange Julius Caesar ran against lost to him. generalbetrayus 17 hrs ago #2
I'm an old white guy and would certainly vote for a woman... wcmagumba 17 hrs ago #3
Sad but true. Bluetus 17 hrs ago #4
She is spot on montanacowboy 17 hrs ago #5
Very sad and very true. It appears we are not ready for anything but chaos. walkingman 16 hrs ago #6
We need to secure our democracy first. If we lose our democracy no Gaugamela 16 hrs ago #7
Just to reinforce that point, ... Bluetus 9 hrs ago #38
So sad and sadly very true. sheshe2 16 hrs ago #8
When my daughter ran for high school student body president, she learned a valuable lesson: a woman will vote for a man phxjurist 16 hrs ago #9
I find this attitude abhorrent angrychair 16 hrs ago #10
That's not what's been said.... it's that a large number of people won't VOTE for a woman. groundloop 16 hrs ago #11
None of us are saying that. NH Ethylene 14 hrs ago #19
That's not what we're saying at all! ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #35
So she isn't endorsing MTG? twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #12
Former Senator and Secretary of State defeated by shallow venal bonehead mahina 15 hrs ago #13
So as long as Bernie doesn't say it ........ LiberalLovinLug 14 hrs ago #16
My Mom says she voted for Hillary and Kamala, but wasn't too happy about doing so. IronLionZion 14 hrs ago #17
Who were all those Hillary voters then? Ellen Forradalom 14 hrs ago #18
Hear Ye! NH Ethylene 14 hrs ago #20
Ironically enough, with a quick check BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #23
And she would have won in '08 if she was the nominee... Blasphemer 11 hrs ago #32
She's right Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 14 hrs ago #22
'We ain't ready.' J_William_Ryan 13 hrs ago #24
I respect Michelle Obama but disagree with her here. CBHagman 12 hrs ago #25
Gee, no kidding! BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #27
Even Pakistan had Benazir Bhutto as a prime minister! Lucky Luciano 11 hrs ago #28
*Most of* the Democrats and young people are ready to vote for a woman president, Jack Valentino 11 hrs ago #29
I get motivational "make them ready for a woman president" Politicub 11 hrs ago #30
Sadly she is right. The Third Doctor 3 hrs ago #41
Sadly. I think it might actually be worse now than it was 20 years ago genxlib 49 min ago #42
Sadly, I do think she is correct steve2470 13 min ago #43
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