Remember when Michelle Obama was supposed to be the Democrats’ secret weapon? Oh, yeah, they were going to send her out on the campaign trail and unleash her remarkable powers of persuasion on the American people.
Looks like it’s not working out that way.
The Independent UK has the “L-shaped fingers to the forehead” details:
The crowd went wild when Michelle Obama swept into a high-school gymnasium in Las Vegas yesterday morning, with little Harry Reid trailing in her wake and a local Mariachi band, in full dress uniform, entertaining the crowd. But behind the flag waving and anthem-singing, and the sunny optimism of a typical American election rally, there was a palpable sense of unease.
Two years ago, at the height of Obamania, the First Lady was a sort of rock-star; with a following wind, she could fill an outdoor stadium. Today, her stock has fallen. A few hundred people did turn out to hear her speech, but there were swathes of seats left empty at the back, and plenty of standing room around the stage.
Michelle speaks to empty seats. Biden speaks to 200. And even the Chicago Savior himself speaks to an arena with 5000 empty seats.
Would someone get us a box of Kleenex? We’re wiping away tears of joy.
H/T: WeaselZippers.us
