Twice already we thought the United States was ready for a female president, only to see the most incompetent man imaginable get elected instead. Might 2028 be different, and might Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the one that’s different? Tressie McMillan Cottom makes a (cautious) case for it, ending with: «As we learned in 2008, when history says it’s your time, it’s your time.»

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