“Michelle Obama understands the political moment, recognizes the importance to her husband’s legacy,” Slevin said. PHILADELPHIA - When her husband first ran for president in 2008, Michelle Obama cautiously entered the political arena, fully supportive of his candidacy yet wary of the country's partisan battles. “Running for political office is not Michelle Obama’s thing," biographer Slevin said. In stumping for Clinton, Michelle is setting aside any gripes left over from the tense 2008 campaign that saw her husband and this year's Democratic nominee exchange barbs. "I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman," she said in April at a White House event for kids.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2016 17:48 UTC