Obama: Michelle Obama "will never run for office"

[The Other Castro]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-michelle-will-never-run-for-office/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7i&linkId=30455573

[Phony Moderate]

People are only suggesting it because of Hillary. Had Jackie Kennedy run in 1968 then people would have talked about Pat Nixon and Betty Ford too.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

It's annoying that every Presidential spouse or child is automatically thought to be likely to enter politics.

[Mr. Smith]

People are only suggesting it because of Hillary. Had Jackie Kennedy run in 1968 then people would have talked about Pat Nixon and Betty Ford too.

To be fair, Betty Ford probably could've gone far and probably would've had an excellent base to start with. Arguably she was a factor to Carter's bare win.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

People are only suggesting it because of Hillary. Had Jackie Kennedy run in 1968 then people would have talked about Pat Nixon and Betty Ford too.

To be fair, Betty Ford probably could've gone far and probably would've had an excellent base to start with. Arguably she was a factor to Carter's bare win.

The only post-Eleanor Roosevelt and pre-Hillary First Lady I could see as seriously entering politics is Rosalynn Carter,

[Figueira]

Darn, I saw there was a thread on this board about Michelle Obama and I thought it might be something else, but this confirms what we all basically knew. Politicians' spouses, children, and other relatives enter politics far less often than people think.

[Frodo]

Until she herself makes a Shermanesque denial, I won't believe it. 

[Adam Griffin]

It's annoying that every Presidential spouse or child is automatically thought to be likely to enter politics.

THANKS, HILLARY

[Blair]

I very much expect her to get one of those weird sort of 'non political but still in politics' job in the future