Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has been floated in progressive circles as a Hillary-in-waiting for 2020. Just this past October, Vogue published a glowing profile of her: “2020: All Eyes on Kirsten Gillibrand,” read the headline. Newsweek asks, “Will Kirsten Gillibrand become the first woman president?” while The New York Times says she’s got “chutzpah.”
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Gillibrand has risen to special prominence in the national conversation. Having called on Al Franken to resign and her sudden condemnation of former President Clinton’s past sexual improprieties, feminists are looking to crown her their new queen. “She is exceedingly direct and genuine for a politician, especially when speaking about sexual assault in the military, say, or paid family leave, both core issues for her,” Vogue writes of her.
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