Democrats, the party that has repeatedly disparaged straight, white, Christian men over the last decade, are in quite a presidential pickle.
A new report from Axios indicates that some Democrats are seriously considering running the very kind of candidate that they have pushed to the back of the line. Naturally, the very idea is distressing to many who believe that DEI is the future, but others are concerned that it may be the safest option to win in 2028.
“Their fear, divulged with dismay in group chats, at cocktail parties and increasingly in public, is that parts of the electorate are too biased to support a woman or other diverse candidate for president,” the outlet wrote. “Former first lady Michelle Obama fueled such talk recently, saying the U.S. is “not ready for a woman.” Democratic strategists have put it bluntly, with several saying a version of ‘It has to be a white guy.'”
Despite clearly favoring any type of minority, leftists are concerned that being unable to beat President Donald Trump twice means that something is wrong with the way they are picking candidates. Trump beat out both of the high-profile women that Democrats had on the ticket, first former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and more recently, Vice President Kamala Harris. They even desperately tried to trot out Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to appeal to the straight, white male demographic that had largely defected to Trump when it was clear they weren’t going to be receiving any representation from the left.
“There is a fear — and I actually don’t think this is just a grass-tops fear, I think you’d hear it from voters, too — that a woman has now lost twice,” said one party strategist in a statement to Axios. “So not discounting the hundreds of other times men have lost … but is it the right thing to nominate a woman?”
This is not the first time the topic has been publicly discussed. As BizPac Review previously reported, Michelle Obama also brought up her belief that the United States “isn’t ready” for a female president.
“As you say in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready [for a woman president.] That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying, you’re not ready for a woman. You’re not. So don’t waste my time. We have a lot of growing up to do. And there’s still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman and we saw it,” she said, referencing Harris’s humiliating loss to Trump.
X users reacted:
The Democrats are hopeless. America already elected a black president and the “regular white guy” shtick flopped with Walz. The issue is that the party is run by vapid, groveling elites who are completely out of touch with the culture of working-class America — even if a bunch…
— Austin Cullinan (@aujamescu) March 29, 2026
The shit that matters the LEAST. Can’t have good policies so they worry about stuff like this.
— Randy Explosivo 🇵🇸 (@Randy334) March 30, 2026
Axios wants Newsom so bad, aka the Democratic version of Trump. So they use the, “It has to be a white guy” as an excuse.
Nah, we’re done with that! Give us a qualified and experienced candidate with good policies, without the focus on identity politics, in 2028.
— Anne Smith (@AnneSmi34268702) March 29, 2026
Unless the Dems abandon the primary system and decide instead to pick the candidate in a smoke filled room, this whole discussion is a waste of time.
— Tim Graves (@TG_10001) March 30, 2026
At least an admission that DEI went over the top
— OpenMindedListener (@moonlanding18) March 29, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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