Women's work: The GOP's glass ceiling
Republican Party,Women's Issues,Women,Condoleezza Rice,Politics
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Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison knew her window to run for president had closed.
That moment passed when then-Gov. George W. Bush, a fellow Texas Republican, ran for and won the presidency in 2000 and served two terms, the lawmaker told CNN. She was a senator with aspirations to a higher office who was also in the process of adopting two children.
"The timing wasn't right for me. Even if he served four years, then maybe. But eight years and Texas fatigue. Then I had children, so...," she said, her voice trailing off.
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