Michelle Obama is stepping back into politics, launching a campaign to encourage people to vote -- and to push for greater access to voting by mail, which President Trump has vocally opposed. It's her highest-profile efforts since leaving the White House.
On Monday, Obama will kick off a virtual"couch party" for When We All Vote, encouraging participants to register to vote and learn how to cast their ballots in upcoming elections. During the group's first couch party, hosted by D-Nice, the group says it reached more than 400,000 eligible voters.
Michelle Obama reacts as Kaitlyn Saunders, 8, tells Obama that she is a competitive figure skater. Kaitlyn and her mother, Katrice Saunders, were buying signed copies of Obama's memoir,toggle captionMichelle Obama reacts as Kaitlyn Saunders, 8, tells Obama that she is a competitive figure skater.
Obama has spoken openly about her attempts to persuade her husband not to seek the presidency and was once. But even in those early days, she forged a connection with voters. "We do know that the president's campaign is making a very aggressive effort to get a historic African American vote," Brabender said."And there have been some positive signs for the president that he's overperforming among African Americans versus previous [GOP] presidential candidates. And so I think that's an audience that certainly the Democrats are going to want Michelle Obama to spend some time talking to.
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