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TexasTowelie

(112,070 posts)
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 09:15 PM Mar 2019

Meet the Men Who Might be 2020's First Spouse

There are vast differences among the more than a dozen Democrats who have thrown their hats in the ring for the 2020 presidential race, but six of them have something significant in common: Should one of them win, their husband would become the first-ever first spouse.

Until now, the position of first lady has always been held by, well, a lady, and although Hillary Clinton came close, her election loss meant former President Bill Clinton didn’t have a chance to see what life was like operating the other wing of the White House.

“The first dude, first mate, first gentleman,” Hillary Clinton joked to late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in 2016, considering the title options for her husband. “I’m just not sure about it.”

True, it’s a tricky subject, and first gentleman is what the husbands of female governors are called — so that could be a front-runner. And as for to whom the moniker will be applied, here are the men in contention:

Read more: http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/03/meet-the-men-who-might-be-2020s-first-spouse/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Meet the Men Who Might be 2020's First Spouse (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2019 OP
And the first spouse is ... crazytown Mar 2019 #1
Thanks for this link to possible first spouses! bobbieinok Mar 2019 #2
You're welcome. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #3
 

crazytown

(7,277 posts)
1. And the first spouse is ...
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 09:24 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
2. Thanks for this link to possible first spouses!
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 09:40 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TexasTowelie

(112,070 posts)
3. You're welcome.
Tue Mar 26, 2019, 11:01 PM
Mar 2019

It was interesting to me so I thought I would share it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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