If you watched the first Democratic debate on Tuesday, chances are you probably noticed that Hillary Clinton wants to be the United States' first woman president. If, somehow, you were previously unaware of that fact, I trust that her multiple reminders during the night drove the point home.

I'll be honest: Hillary gets a lot of brownie points in my book purely because she's a woman. It reassures me to know that someone who has (recently, at least) made a priority of so-called "women's issues" could be the next president. The sad fact is that I feel as though we need a woman president if we want a president who cares about tackling issues like the pay gap and paid family leave, which overwhelmingly apply to women.

Bernie Sanders, however, is making me question my staunch support for Hillary. The cornerstone of his platform is economic injustice, which is the linchpin of so many inequalities that plague our country. He declared that #BlackLivesMatter, that paid family and medical leave need to be instated in the US, and that tuition at public colleges should be free. He thinks that climate change needs to be addressed and acted upon immediately, and, like the rest of us, he is really, really tired of talking about Hillary Clinton's emails.

Bernie isn't perfect. His reluctance to take a firm stance on gun control is a major ideological difference that I feel strongly about. He didn't take a strong stance on racial injustice until Black Lives Matter protestors forced his hand. In citing the fact that that US differs from Scandinavian countries on family leave, he said that "when a mother has a baby, she should stay home with that baby" which was most likely a poor choice of words on the spot, but the feminist in me hopes that this does not betray any deeper feelings.

I like Bernie and Hillary, but Bernie has a very apolitical genuineness that Hillary, robot jokes aside, sometimes lacks. Bernie made headlines for giving Hillary an easy out in regards to her email scandal. He met with Sandra Bland's family and didn't even try to capitalize on it for the sake of his campaign.

But despite all of the gains that he's made, Bernie somehow still feels like a long shot. Hillary's been in the game for so much longer that her head start is going to be tough to overcome. Hillary took a clear stance on gun control, and she has an impressive political career that outstrips any of the other Democratic nominees'.

I haven't made up my mind yet, but I'm feeling less ready for Hillary. But I don't know if I'm ready yet to feel the Bern.