Back in 2007, a lot of people thought this country was ready to elect a woman as president. It turned out they were even more ready to elect the first African-American to be president. Now it is 8 years later, and the Democrats look poised to make Hillary Clinton their presidential nominee -- once again bringing up the question of whether America is ready to elect a woman to be president.
And it looks like the answer is a resounding YES! In fact, the numbers saying yes are significantly larger this time than back in 2007 -- with the general public showing a 13 point increase, Democrats a 13 point increase, Independents an 8 point increase, and Republicans a 15 point increase. And that acceptance of electing a woman to be president cuts across all demographic boundaries.
This is good news for Hillary Clinton. I believe she could have won in 2008, if she had been nominated -- but her chances are even better in 2016, because the country is more ready.
The charts were made from a new YouGov Poll -- done between March 21st and 23rd of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a 4.3 point margin of error.
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