The Obama phenomenon and can a woman win?

Right now, looking at the buffeting Elizabeth Warren is getting despite her articulateness and style, I'm wondering what it will take to get a woman Democratic nominee, much less a woman president. Yes there was Hillary, but she was a particular case. Thinking about Obama, who broke the race/racist bar for the presidency. One, he was an exceptionally gifted politician with a remarkable background that gave him unusual insight and breadth. Two, the outgoing George W. Bush not only was exceptionally unpopular, but he and his would-be successor McCain did not have the ratcheted-up politico-ideological-religious-financial base that Trump has - not to mention Russian help. But also, let's face it, Obama is a man. Racism is a deeply rooted toxin in our society. In a different way, male supremacy is also deeply rooted and cuts across many lines. I think it's under-estimated. And Hillary's loss to Trump reinforced notions that a woman can't win.

Just saying.