With popularity ratings her husband could only dream of, the former first lady's endorsement could be electrifying for Kamala Harris
With popularity ratings her husband could only dream of, the former first lady's endorsement could be electrifying for Kamala Harris
But there was little chance that Michelle would want to return to the White House, as she has made her distaste for frontline politics clear. The 60-year-old has even told her daughters Malia and Sasha not to go into politics, saying doing so would be “crazy”.Yet it is her experience as first lady that looks likely to make her put those reservations aside and get out and campaign for Harris, 59.
Back then, Obama delivered a solo, 12-minute address announcing that he and his spouse were backing Biden. Sitting in front of a bookcase wearing a blazer, he looked appropriate but formal. Of course it was all staged – and a little cringeworthy – but the optics are striking: Michelle calling Harris “my girl” while the Vice President smiled in the way a child does when their parents praise them.
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