I was told by a very leftist acquaintance on Facebook that I was a fool for voting against women presidential candidates.  In the most recent election I was told that I was a racist and hated women because I had expressed concern that President Biden promised to pick a Black woman as his running mate. I found it disturbing that he selected race and gender boxes and didn’t look at the qualifications. I couldn’t care less about race or gender. I want a candidate who aligns with my values and viewpoints. If Condoleezza Rice had been running, she would have gotten my vote. Kamala Harris? Not a chance. Hillary Clinton? Nope. This NYT article is lamenting the fact that Harris lost as a woman. No.  She lost because she was incompetent.  She was a weak leader with no track record, picked a useless running mate and didn’t relate to the majority of Americans.  That had nothing to do with her being a woman.  It was all about her being unprepared to wear the mantle of the leader of the free world. Kathy Gonzalez, Redondo Beach Related Articles Letters to the Editor | Letters: Carl DeMaio’s revealing op-ed about how the crooked Assembly really works Letters to the Editor | Letter: We MAGA supporters are overjoyed and Democrats need to get over it Letters to the Editor | Letter: Has the Left lost a sense of purpose? Letters to the Editor | Letter: Trump continues to assemble his Cabinet of Clowns Letters to the Editor | Letter: Trump shot himself in the foot with misguided nomination of Matt Gaetz