Michelle Obama’s name keeps surfacing on the wish list of some Democrats as an alternative to President Biden in 2024, an aberration that conservatives say is partly driven by fear among liberals and the media that probes of Hunter Biden will turn up more damaging information about the Biden family’s finances before the election.
Polls consistently show at least half of Democratic voters don’t want Mr. Biden, at age 80 already the nation’s oldest president, to run for a second term. The level of dissatisfaction has remained high as fresh allegations emerge that he may have been involved in pay-to-play influence through his son’s foreign business deals.
Even if Mr. Biden does drop out, there’s no emerging consensus on who should replace him. Even less support exists in the party for alternatives such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Some anxious Democrats keep returning to the notion of Mrs. Obama, who was generally more popular among Democrats than her husband during their eight years in the White House.
She remains a favorite among Democrats, more so than Mr. Biden, as shown in a poll last month.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/1/some-democrats-keep-hoping-for-michelle-obama-in-2/
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