Is Michelle Obama ready to follow in Hillary Clinton’s footsteps?
I’m not suggesting that the former first lady would smash her old cell phones with a hammer or lie to Congress.
I’m writing about the undeniable possibility that Michelle will use her husband’s notoriety to launch her own political career.
Rumors that Mrs. Obama might run for president have plagued the Washington political scene for years. But she has always denied that she wants the job.
‘I have never expressed any interest in politics. Never,” Obama told Oprah Winfrey in 2023.
Good. But why does no one outside of the chatty political pundits seem to believe him?
Betting odds in Las Vegas have Michelle Obama at 11 to 1 (the third most likely outcome behind Donald Trump and Joe Biden) to become the next president.
What has convinced high rollers that Michelle is a better bet than Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Gavin Newsom or Gretchen Whitmer?
It’s that even though everyone – from George W. Bush’s campaign mastermind, Karl Rove, to Barack Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod – insists that the Michelle 2024 theory is pure madness, common sense suggests otherwise.
Rumors that Mrs. Obama might run for president have plagued the Washington political scene for years. But she has always denied that she wants the job.
Is Michelle Obama ready to follow in Hillary Clinton’s footsteps? I’m not suggesting that the former First Lady would smash her old cell phones with a hammer or lie to Congress.
She has never been elected to public office, detractors remind us. Yes, but neither does Trump.
And let’s be real, that “understanding, well-intentioned old man with a bad memory” has taken on the smell of last month’s tuna casserole forgotten at the bottom of the refrigerator.
Prominent Democrats openly admit that their advanced age is a huge problem.
Axelrod, Democratic political guru James Carville and even Hillary Clinton herself have suggested that it would be better for the country if Biden were left out to pasture.
At least they’re still sensible. Eighty-six percent of voters think Biden is too old.
He even refused to give the annual Super Bowl interview, a modern American tradition for sitting presidents and a guaranteed softball home run derby for any Democrat.
When a president passes up a friendly media appearance in front of 120 million viewers during campaign season, you know there’s a problem.
And that was before special counsel Robert Hur released a report that painted a picture of a man in decline who is not fit to be left alone in the kitchen, much less compete against Trump as he governs the United States of America.
The White House responded to that Justice Department bomb by sending Biden on a kamikaze mission to talk to reporters during which he forgot where his son’s rosary is from and whether Egypt or Mexico have a border with Gaza.
Democrats are increasingly likely to seek a way out of their conundrum. But who is there to pick up the baton?
Democrats have fewer options than Hunter Biden at a job fair.
Vice President Kamala Harris is Joe’s obvious replacement at the top of the list, telling the Wall Street Journal that she is “ready to serve.” Except her approval ratings have fallen faster than Joe’s double chin.
The left is desperate, but it is not suicidal. Kamala is cooked.
Axelrod (above, left), Democratic political guru James Carville and even Hillary Clinton herself have suggested that it would be better for the country if Biden were left out to pasture.
Let’s face it, that “understanding, well-intentioned old man with a bad memory” has taken on the smell of last month’s tuna casserole forgotten at the bottom of the refrigerator.
And the corrosive rules of progressive identity politics dictate that whoever comes ahead of Harris—the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to be elected vice president—must also check quite a few frivolous boxes.
That rules out Snow White, greasy Gavin, and bombastic Gretchen.
The liberal media tried to make Mayor Pete real, but he disqualified himself for being exceptionally terrible in his role as Secretary of Transportation.
As far-fetched as it may seem, he could parachute into the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 2024 to lead the party.
This would work like this: In Democratic primaries, delegates won by candidates in state races are ethically, but not legally, obligated to support any person at the nominating convention.
In addition, there are so-called “superdelegates” who are not even elected by voters, but can vote if a candidate is not chosen after the first vote.
So President Biden (after some pressure from the party establishment) may decide to step aside at the Chicago convention and throw his support behind Michelle.
If you do, the votes of the delegates will follow and voilà… Michelle Obama 2024.
Technically, it’s absolutely possible, and Michelle would have the entire Democratic machine behind her.
You can’t deny its incredible advantages.
First, she is extremely popular. Her memoir, Becoming, sold more than 10 million copies.
Second, so is her husband, whom most Americans often cite as the best president of their lifetime.
The biggest obstacle to installing Michelle behind the Resolute Desk is convincing her to show up.
But is that a big challenge?
‘I have never expressed any interest in politics. Never,” Obama told Oprah Winfrey in 2023. Good. But why does no one outside of the chatty political pundits seem to believe him?
Most Americans often cite her husband as the best president of their lifetime.
Would Michelle Obama really say “no” if she’s the only person standing between Trump and the nuclear launch codes?
“Going high means finding the purpose of your anger,” Michele told Stephen Colbert in 2022 in reference to her signature catchphrase.
“Anger without a reason, without a plan, without direction is just more anger,” he explained.
Well, this is your purpose, Michelle.
Michelle, who recently said she is “terrified” about the possible outcome of the 2024 election, couldn’t stay sheltered in her multimillion-dollar homes, making big bucks from Spotify and book deals, whether she or the Orange Ogre.
Further fueling speculation that the Obamas might be considering returning to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the fact that Barack was back at it this week, chiding Trump for suggesting that NATO countries stand alone against Russia if They don’t pay their fair share. for his own defense.
I can see it now: Sacha, Malia, and Barack sneaking a smoke in the Rose Garden, while Michelle watches disapprovingly from the Oval Office.
The only remaining hypothesis I’m really struggling with is: what would a Michelle Obama administration look like?
He has never expressed any political opinions outside of his authoritarian Candy Land campaign to ban strawberry milk in school lunches.
Would his regime be a continuation of Barack’s administration?
He once promised to “fundamentally transform” the United States. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think Barry could take advantage of his wife to enjoy a third or even fourth term.
Barack’s biographer, David Garrow, seems to think that the former president is secretly running the country even now from his home in Kalorama, a stone’s throw from the White House.
Most of Barack’s former staffers have stayed in DC, either serving under Biden or taking on high-profile jobs in the media, advocacy groups and lobbyists.
I can see it now: Sacha, Malia (above, right), and Barack sneaking a smoke in the Rose Garden, while Michelle watches disapprovingly from the Oval Office.
It wouldn’t be too much to ask them to take a cab from K Street or hitch a ride on the Amtrak from New York City for one last attempt to radically reform America.
At the very least, it can be assumed that Michelle would bring back Barack’s divisive politics.
Remember when the president thought it could have been Trayvon Martin, that young man murdered during a fight with the supposed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman?
For Obama, that sad story was further proof of the racism inherent in the United States. Michelle shares the sentiment.
At Trump’s inauguration, Michelle complained that “there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage.”
He delivered remarks at the Democratic National Committee in 2020, warning people to vote against Trump because of his alleged disdain for people of color.
‘[Kids in this country] “See our leaders… emboldening torch-carrying white supremacists,” she declared, after warning that some Americans won’t listen to her message because she is “a black woman.”
Michelle has also called out America’s alleged “systemic racism,” scolded men to “get it together,” and endorsed the false myth of the gender pay gap.
His platform for 2024 would be identity politics on steroids.
So, dismiss the idea that Michelle would ever run for president, at America’s peril.
I maintain that it is better to start preparing now, because I do not like these odds.