Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful speech Tuesday to the Democratic National Convention in her hometown of Chicago, where she declared that thanks to the ascendant candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, “hope is making a comeback.” “Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it?” she began. “We’re feeling it here in this arena, but it’s spreading all across this country we love, a familiar feeling that’s been buried too deep for too long.
You know what I’m talking about. It’s the contagious power of hope.” “America, hope is making a comeback,” she added.
Revered by Democrats, Michelle Obama has long been viewed as a possible presidential candidate, even though she has repeatedly said she has no intention of ever entering politics. A poll released following Biden’s much-criticized debate performance against Trump in late June found that Michelle was , including Vice President Kamala Harris, who beat Trump in a head-to-head matchup. Tuesday’s speech showed what a potent political ally she can be for Harris.
After recounting the sadness of mourning the death of her mother in May, Obama moved on to Harris’ mother, an immigrant to America from India. "Even though our mothers grew up an ocean apart, they shared the same belief in the promise of this country," Obama said, adding, “She taught Kamala about justice. About the need to lift others up, about our responsibility to give more than you take.
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