What, no pom-pons?
Via Daily Caller:
Michelle Obama is playing a growing role in her husband’s reelection campaign, partly as a fundraiser, but especially as a cheerleader for her husband’s female supporters.
The first lady attended at least two Jan. 26 fundraisers in Florida, where she ticked off a list of the president’s progressive accomplishments, promised more government intervention and ended with urgent appeals for audiences to join the campaign, according to the White House transcripts of her remarks.
Roughly 250 people paid a minimum of $500 to attend a lunchtime fundraiser in Sarasota, according to the transcript.
MRS. OBAMA: “So let me ask you one final question: Are you in?
AUDIENCE: Yes!
MRS. OBAMA: Wait. Are you in?
AUDIENCE: Yes!
MRS. OBAMA: Because I am so in. (Laughter.) I am so very in.
Prior to the 2010 mid-term election blowout, the first lady played only a minor role in her husband’s campaign plans. But her role has increased markedly since then.
Mrs. Obama has attended 17 fundraisers organized by the Democratic National Committee since June 2011, including five in Florida, three in California, and others in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Illinois and Louisiana.