Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the launch of her book ”In A Light Of Its Own” last November at the Warner Theater in Washington .
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New York City Council Member Ari Kagan’s advocacy of the free society over Marxist misery is so stirring that yesterday this column wondered how we might get him to run for president. A number of readers noted that since he was not born a citizen of the United States, this would require a change to the U.S. Constitution. No one said the Kagan campaign would be easy!
As for the currently eligible candidates, the notable weakness of President
in this week’s University of New Hampshire survey of likely Democratic primary voters had some readers suggesting that former First Lady
Michelle Obama
would be the best option for Democrats seeking to retain the White House in 2024.
Voters in the survey do not appear to have been asked about Mrs. Obama, perhaps because she has often indicated that she’s not interested in running. But if Democratic primary voters decide they’re ready to move on from Mr. Biden but have no obvious alternative, they may urge the former first lady to reconsider.
In 2020 Democratic voters didn’t immediately fall in love with Mr. Biden but decided he was more marketable in middle America than, for example, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. In 2024 Democrats may decide that they need someone who is more broadly popular than their current roster of professional politicians. This week’s survey of New Hampshire’s likely Democratic primary voters showed significant support for candidates representing the left wing of the party.
Yet a changing electorate means that Democrats may have to work even harder than in 2020 to win over people in the middle. Jeffrey Jones of Gallup recently noted:
Americans’ party preferences were evenly divided in 2022, with 45% of U.S. adults identifying as…
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