The Democratic National Convention has only been underway for one day, and there have already been some incredible speeches. The most notable speech from the first day, July 25th, was made by our #FLOTUS, (First Lady of the United States), Michelle Obama, and it was nothing short of poetic. So poetic, in fact, that she has sparked the interest of many and gained the support of even more. Some #FLOTUS fans went so far as to suggest Michelle run for President after listening to her incredibly moving words.
Obama's thoughts focused primarily on the future of America's children, and support for the candidate she feels is best suited to positively shape the young minds who will grow and learn during this presidency. Not surprisingly, she named Hillary Clinton as this person. Michelle used her speech to praise Hillary as a public servant, to notice and bring to light all of the hard work she has put in throughout her career. She never once talked about dreams of being the president herself, and this is why I fear some #FLOTUS fans are missing the point.
There is no doubt that Michelle Obama acted with the utmost grace and class during her time as the First Lady. She is poised and intelligent, and sees her job as the First Lady as an opportunity to be the best role model for children who write reports on her and her husband for school. All of these qualities make her great, but they do not make her a presidential candidate. Instead of promoting herself or talking up President Obama, she endorsed Clinton by reminding everyone of Hillary Clinton's qualifications and service to the country.
During her speech, she also tells Democrats to not "be tired or frustrated or cynical." Michelle calls the whole party to action, because she wants someone who knows that America is already great, and that wars cannot be won in 140 characters or less. She wants Clinton. Her message is clear, so I don't really understand those who support the left wing calling for their party to write Michelle in on their ballots in November. Here's the thing... Not voting for Hillary only splits the Democrat party at this point. It's unlikely that conservative voters will consider voting for a third party or writing in a candidate, so splitting this vote is very dangerous to the health of our country. Splitting half the vote by writing in Michelle or voting third party will only leave us with a very orange man with a love of ill fitting trucker hats in office. If you listened to Michelle Obama's speech, and feel the best response is to write her name on your ballot in November, I urge you to listen again. As she said, "we cannot sit back and hope for the best" during this election season, and if Michelle is with her, so am I.
You can find the transcript and video of Michelle Obama's speech here.
