Democratic 2020 Presidential Candidate: Michelle Obama?

Click here for an article in The Washington Post by Chris Cillizza, entitled "The race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is now open."



Cillizza floats names of potential Democratic candidates for 2020, including Senator Cory Booker, New Jersey; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York; Senator-elect Kamala Harris, California; Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado; Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota; and First Lady Michelle Obama. Here's what he says about Ms. Obama:

Let’s say this first: The soon-to-be-former first lady has never run for elected office and, to date, has shown absolutely no interest in doing so. But let’s also say this: She gave the two best political speeches of the past two years — the first at the Democratic National Convention in July, the second in New Hampshire in the fall, an emotional condemnation of Trump’s America. Obama has one thing — with the possible exception of Booker — that the rest of the people on this list lack: true star power. She would start the race not only totally known by base Democrats but also absolutely beloved. The issue for Obama is that being a candidate in your own right is very different from being a surrogate for a candidate.