Presumably, no one who wants to be President starts off by saying they don't want to be President.
However, one way to overcome the lack of campaigning and other hurdles presented by entering the fray at the last minute is to have one's candidacy develop as part of a "draft" movement. Michelle Obama could, in theory, strike a pose today o…
Presumably, no one who wants to be President starts off by saying they don't want to be President.
However, one way to overcome the lack of campaigning and other hurdles presented by entering the fray at the last minute is to have one's candidacy develop as part of a "draft" movement. Michelle Obama could, in theory, strike a pose today of "I don't want to be President" and say without hypocrisy tomorrow that "I will run for President because my country is calling on me to do so."
Does this mean that Michelle WILL run? No. It does mean that we should not take anything Michelle Obama says on the topic in isolation. It's not just what she says, it's what she does, and it's what people do around her that are going to tell the tale.
Presumably, no one who wants to be President starts off by saying they don't want to be President.
However, one way to overcome the lack of campaigning and other hurdles presented by entering the fray at the last minute is to have one's candidacy develop as part of a "draft" movement. Michelle Obama could, in theory, strike a pose today of "I don't want to be President" and say without hypocrisy tomorrow that "I will run for President because my country is calling on me to do so."
Does this mean that Michelle WILL run? No. It does mean that we should not take anything Michelle Obama says on the topic in isolation. It's not just what she says, it's what she does, and it's what people do around her that are going to tell the tale.
Yes, posturing. Maybe she was holding out for better terms. We’ll see. (Nightmares!)