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- Former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a sober speech that framed the November election as an urgent choice between recovery and continued crisis during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
- Obama focused on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's character and leadership qualities, contrasting Biden with President Donald Trump without mentioning the president's name.
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a sober speech that framed the November election as an urgent choice between recovery and continued crisis during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
Obama focused on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's character and leadership qualities, contrasting Biden with President Donald Trump without mentioning the president's name.
"I know Joe. He is a profoundly decent man guided by faith," Obama said during her pre-recorded speech. "He listens. He will tell the truth and trust science. He will make smart plans and manage a good team. And he will govern as someone who's lived a life the rest of us can recognize."
Obama mentioned Biden's experience with personal tragedy, including the deaths of his first wife and baby daughter and his son Beau's death in 2015, arguing that he understands Americans' pain and suffering.
She went on, "His life is a testament to getting back up — and he is going to channel that same grit and passion to pick us all up, to help us heal, and guide us forward."
The former first lady has for years been considered the most popular and galvanizing Democratic figure, along with her husband Barack Obama, and was the "most admired" woman in the world in 2018 and 2019, according to Gallup polling .
But Obama has repeatedly insisted that she has no future in politics and has spent the last four years writing her best-selling memoir "Becoming," building the Obama Foundation, promoting key issues like voter participation, and launching a new podcast.
Obama's influence and popularity goes far beyond the political sphere, which makes her one of the most influential speaker at this week's convention, aside from her husband and Biden.
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