Draft Condi Movement
The "Draft Condi" (or "Draft Rice") movement was a grassroots effort to draft United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. election.
At that time, Rice had become one of the most powerful female and African American political figures in U.S. history. In August 2004 and again in August 2005 Forbes magazine named Rice the world's most powerful woman. And in August 2006, Forbes named Rice the second most powerful woman in the world, behind Angela Merkel, the German chancellor.
Rice was fourth in line to succeed George W. Bush as President. That is higher in the U.S. presidential line of succession than any woman before Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House. (Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was not born in the U.S. and was therefore ineligible to become President.)
On April 8, 2008, Rice denied any interest in serving as running mate for John McCain, stating that she intended instead to return to Stanford University. Her supporters have touted a future Vice Presidential or Presidential candidacy, or as a candidate for California's gubernatorial election in 2010 as a possibility.
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