

Those 50%, or 27% will NOT vote for a woman, no matter what. Therefore, a women candidate will be trying to be first past the post with only 50%, or 73%, of the vote available to her, at most. It is far too great a handicap to bear, at a time when losing is not an option. Learn to read the room.
Despite your feelings, these are the people voting. If you offer a woman candidate, you will effectively freeze out the misogynistic 30% (approximately, don’t @me ) of the possible vote for that woman, and unless there is a literal Blue tidal wave of historic proportion, she ain’t getting past the post first. It is reality, currently, and I’m sorry your feelings don’t like it. Mine don’t either, but now is not the time for gender equality in the presidency. In this climate, a female candidate will be a liability. Did you not see how the last 2 Dem women candidates performed…?