In a 24-minute video, the former first lady addresses skeptics: “Don’t waste your votes, vote for Biden as if your life is at stake,” is her message. Faced with the security, calm and determination of the former first lady, the Democrats dream: after being forced to give up Michelle 2020, they now hope for Michelle 2024. Or Michelle at the Supreme Court instead of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: reflects, is the belief of many, in all respects the description of the ideal candidate painted by Biden for the Court. She is a woman, she is African American and she is prepared.
Michelle at the moment however remains away from the political arena, leaving room for the other woman who is becoming the face and hope of the party: Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for vice president along with Biden expected tomorrow at the great test of the debate against Mike Pence. For the senator this is the most important challenge of her career. And the expectations are very high for “Momala”, as it is called by the stepchildren: expectations that do not intend to disappoint.
But waiting for the TV duel are Michelle and her video, Closing Argument, to dominate the debate on and off the net. Along the lines of his speech at the Democratic convention but even more explicitly, the former first lady attacks Trump on all fronts.
He is “negligent” in his response to the coronavirus, he is a “commander in chief missing in action” who “continues to manipulate Americans as if this pandemic were not a real threat”. Trump also uses “racist tactics”, instilling fear of African Americans with “a morally wrong approach”.
Michelle, who is one of America’s most popular and beloved women, said that as an African American she is concerned that institutional racism “will destroy this nation” if not addressed.
Admitting that she hesitated to release the video, but was ultimately convinced by the “drama of the last few days that has highlighted the stakes of the elections”, Michelle concludes with a final jab: ” direct reflection of his values and we are seeing him with the current one, which has devoted his life to enrich himself “. Hence the appeal: go vote and do it for Biden.
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