A recent poll finds that many Democrats believe it may be decades before the United States will get its first female president. Democrats are questioning whether their party's commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to further political struggles in the Donald Trump era. Concerns about the lack of a female president are shaping the Democratic National Committee's search for a new leader, with all the top candidates being white men. The party's pessimism is also influencing early conversations about the contest for the 2028 presidential nomination.