Michelle Obama is being tipped to follow in her husband footsteps and run as the Democrat candidate in the 2020 US presidential race. Despite her repeated denials that she has any political ambitions, highly placed Washington insiders believe Mrs Obama’s sky-high approval ratings with voters will prompt senior Democrats to urge her to reconsider. It follows the huge success of her memoir Becoming, which has topped the bestseller lists since it was published in November. Pundits say an attempt by Mrs Obama to become America’s first female President could prove more than a match for Mr Trump. Rumours of another Obama presidential bid intensified when Mike Huckabee, who failed to clinch the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, endorsed a prediction on his website.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2019 01:18 UTC