Scarborough on Pelosi

[Jarqui]

87. I can't get caught up in the woman leadership thing.

Hillary, Michelle, Nancy, Elizabeth, Kamala, etc are good leaders regardless of their sex ... period.

Their color, sex, religion, etc has nothing to do with it for me. They're darn good people. I want the best leader. Whether it is a man or woman means nothing to me. I won't waste my time on that crap.

What matters is their policies - what they stand for - their ability to lead and win. For me, that has nothing to do with the organ between their legs.

Is there misogyny? Absolutely. Does it factor into our politics? Yep.
Will it affect the poll numbers? Probably.

Unfairly, it is probably going to take an exceptional woman to overcome it. Nancy is already exceptional to have attained the position she has. Much like it took an exceptional black man to overcome racism to win the presidency.

I have backed Nancy Pelosi because of what Nancy Pelosi stood for - never because she was a woman. I'm looking for a change in 2020 but not because Nancy is a woman. If I give into "oh, she's a woman so I have to cut her some slack" - then I'm almost as bad as the person who won't give her a chance because she is a woman.