Michelle Obama has ruled herself out as a presidential candidate, putting to bed speculation that she would jump in at the last minute to give Democrats an alternative to aging Joe Biden
The former first lady maintains a star power within Democratic politics, despite largely removing herself from the political scene in recent years.
‘As former First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president,’ Crystal Carson, director of communications for her office, told NBC News.
‘Mrs. Obama supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ re-election campaign.’
A recent Rasmussen survey found that nearly 50 percent of Democrats support replacing Biden at the top of the ticket.
More of them would like to see Michelle Obama, 20 percent, than Vice President Kamala Harris, 15 percent.
The 60-year-old has said multiple times she isn’t interested in running for office but recently sparked a new round of speculation when she admitted being ‘terrified’ about the outcome of this year’s election.
‘What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what could possibly happen, because our leaders matter,’ she said.
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