NATIONAL INTEREST
The only way that Michelle Obama would run in 2024 was if the Democratic Party had no one left. That’s not because she is unpopular. She is very popular. But because for her to come wading into the Democratic Party Primary in 2024 while there is a viable (relatively speaking) leading candidate who is already the president, would be more damaging in the near-term to the Democrats.
A Michelle Obama bid would have destroyed whoever was the GOP’s nominee – even Donald Trump.
Michelle Obama’s Possible Presidential Run? – Michelle Obama is a former first lady and very popular.
She would be a dynamite presidential candidate for the Democratic Party going into the 2024 Presidential Election.
Rumors have abounded for the last two years that the former first lady was considering a run.
In fact, I and others were convinced that she would have announced as we approach the 2024 Democratic Party Primary.
She would be an unstoppable political force—especially against Donald Trump’s immovable political object.
But Michelle Obama wants everyone to know (including Oprah) that she’ll “never, ever run for president.”
Of course, that’s what they all say.
Why Not Michelle Obama?
Until a couple of months ago, even President Joe Biden was coy about his reelection run. Now that the forty-sixth president has announced his intentions to run for reelection—with Kamala Harris again as his vice-president—there’s little opportunity for Michelle Obama to run.
Yes, she’s infinitely more popular than any politician presently running or thinking about running for president in 2024.
That’s not enough, though. There are inter-party dynamics that Michelle Obama would have to contemplate.
After all, the only people thus far challenging the sclerotic Biden reelection bid are outliers in the Democratic Party.
Michelle Obama, as wife of the last “successful” two term Democratic Party president, Barack Obama, cannot easily mount a challenge to the party’s frontrunner without causing a major rift in the Democratic Party. This, as the DNC must remain united if it is to overcome the GOP in the coming contentious 2024 Presidential Election.
The only way that Michelle Obama would run in 2024 was if the Democratic Party had no one left. That’s not because she is unpopular. She is very popular. But because for her to come wading into the Democratic Party Primary in 2024 while there is a viable (relatively speaking) leading candidate who is already the president, would be more damaging in the near-term to the Democrats.
