Could Michelle Obama run for US president in 2028?
The Democratic Party bench is deep and an answer to who its nominee is won’t emerge until much later.
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Former US first lady Michelle Obama would be a formidable candidate, but she has said she will not run for presidency.
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Steven R. Okun and Thurgood Marshall Jr
Last week, former US first lady Michelle Obama took the stage at the Obama Presidential Library – and within hours, speculation began once more about whether she might finally enter the race for US president.
It is a ritual by now. Each rare occasion she gives a speech, Democrats swoon. Few people connect so meaningfully to the party and to independents alike. And then the rumour mill swirls over whether she might run.