Keep in mind some of these people paid $32,400 to hear her speak.

Via CNN:

. . . “Barack’s last campaign was not in 2012, it’s this year, 2014,” she said. “Because if we lose these midterm elections, it’s gonna be a whole lot harder to finish what we started together.”

Michelle Obama, dressed in a black and white floral dress, recounted the President’s accomplishments since his election, contrasting the current string of good economic news with the dreary outlook of Obama’s first days in the Oval Office. The first lady also pressed the attendees – who paid anywhere from $500 to $32,400 for a seat at the tea fundraiser – for a “big fat check.”

“It is simply not enough for us to have the best candidates if they don’t have the resources we need to win elections,” Obama said.