The former first lady would be a “slam-dunk option for the Democrats”, according to polls. But is she up for the challenge?
Already a subscriber?In the wake of Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race yesterday, the Democratic nobility were quick to get in line behind Kamala Harris. Biden himself set the tone. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he wrote. “Democrats – it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.
However, he stopped short of endorsing Harris as Biden’s successor. Instead, Barack wrote that he had “extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges”. Ben Page, chief executive of Ipsos Mori, says that according to his firm’s findings, Michelle would be the obvious choice. “On the data we have, Michelle Obama is the slam-dunk option for the Democrats if she is available,” he says.
But the Democrats have yet to experiment with a candidate drawn from a field outside of politics itself,and even Taylor Swift have been mooted as possible future candidates. If they did want to trial a high-profile nominee of this kind, Michelle, who is famous but not for anything that could be called frivolous, might be a smart place to start.: “It’s improbable but it’s not impossible that Michelle Obama will run for president.
And although some Democrat strategists privately wish Michelle was up for the challenge, she has offered little to suggest that is the case in the way of hard evidence.“The idea that Michelle Obama will run for office is fanciful,” says Richard Goodstein, a Democrat strategist and former advisor to both Clintons. “Barack Obama held off his endorsement by design. He wants to formally embrace her once it’s a done deal, so it doesn’t look like he’s putting his hand on the scale.
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