The first presidential debate has created a wave of panic among Democrats. Michelle Obama’s popularity is soaring.
Could Michelle Obama be a candidate for the US presidential election next November instead of Joe Biden? The Democrats have been thinking about it for a long time, the bookmakers are imagining it more and more.
The rating of the former First Lady of the United States went from 25 to 1 at the beginning of May to 7 to 1 this Friday after a catastrophic first debate for Democrat Joe Biden, candidate for his own re-election.
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The US president, who will be 82 when he is inaugurated in January 2025, failed to quell concerns about his vitality and mental acuity during the debate against former President Donald Trump.
He seemed perplexed at times and stumbled over his answers. Worse, he was ridiculed on several occasions by a Trump who was just as old (78 years old) but more dynamic. Biden indeed struggled to give an intelligible answer to a question about immigration and border security.
61% of his 2020 voters consider Biden too old
And, the Obama rumor, whose first name is Michelle, comes back even stronger. Very popular in the country, Barack Obama’s wife could be the ideal replacement at the head of the party, less than two months before its convention.
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As a reminder, a New York Times poll from March found that 61% of his 2020 voters now think he is “simply too old” for another term.
Democratic names have been floated as potential last-minute replacements, including Vice President Kamala Harris, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, thus, the Former first lady Michelle Obama.
On bookmaker sites, during this Thursday evening’s debate, Trump continued to widen the gap.
