Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Reporting from the Michigan rally

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Americans don’t often hear about Michelle Obama. In fact, this is her first time on the campaign trail, since Kamala Harris became the party’s official nominee at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer.

His impassioned speech clearly sought to strike a chord with the crowd, who alternated between sitting in silence and extremely loud cheers that made it difficult to hear him speak.

It’s an argument that Democrats and the Harris campaign believe they can win with – we’ve heard it repeated at rallies after rallies and in town halls as Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, along with their political allies, seek to assert their point of view. closing arguments to voters.

Obama also questioned why Harris is held to a “higher standard” than Trump.

“We expect her to be intelligent and articulate, to have clear policies and to never show too much anger,” she said. “But for Trump, we expect nothing at all, no understanding of politics, no ability to craft a coherent argument, no honesty, no decency, no morals.”