Is there still hope for a former First Lady to become the first female President of the United States? Many seem to believe so: the hashtag #Michelle2020 began trending early Wednesday and has gained ground since. People have even created campaign posters.

According to a recent Gallup poll, Michelle Obama has a favorable rating of 64%, which is higher than both her husband's and President-elect Donald Trump. The Obamas seem to be gaining more approval in light of this election year. On November 7, Gallup’s daily tracking poll put Obama’s approval rating at 56%, which puts Obama ahead of Reagan’s standing at this point in 1988 and a little below Bill Clinton’s ratings at this time in 2000. Obama is actually more popular now than he was when he was re-elected four years ago. In a hypothetical election staged by a national Bloomberg Politics poll, Barack Obama defeated Trump 53% to 41%.

Aside from public opinion, Michelle Obama certainly has experience in leadership and politics. She is a lawyer, writer, and the first African-American First Lady of the United States. She studied sociology and African-American studies at Princeton University and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988. She then joined the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she later met her current husband and 44th President of the United States Barack Obama. She served as assistant commissioner of planning and development in Chicago's City Hall and the founding executive director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an AmeriCorps program preparing youth for public service. Additionally, Mrs. Obama has served as Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago and Vice President of Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Michelle Obama has also taken a lot of initiative as First Lady. In 2010 she kick-started Let's Move!, which focused on reducing childhood obesity through healthier foods and increased physical activity. In 2011 she and Dr. Jill Biden worked together to start Joining Forces, a nationwide initiative calling all Americans to rally around service members, veterans and their families and support them through wellness, education and employment opportunities. Still keeping busy, Mrs. Obama launched the Reach Higher Initiative in 2014 to inspire young people to pursue education beyond high school. Last year she worked with her husband to implement Let Girls Learn, a government-wide plan to help girls worldwide go to school and stay in school. Through all of this, she is also the mother of two beautiful daughters.

Can Americans hope to see her in the White House as president someday? In January, an audience member at an event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana asked the president if voters could convince his wife to launch a White House bid.

"Let me tell ya, there are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes and Michelle is not running for president. That, I can tell you," he said.