FROM IAN REIFOWITZ at Daily Kos
I strongly encourage you to read the whole article, which was just posted on CNN. I apologize for not being able to do much more than give you a few graphs, but it really does speak for itself.
I strongly encourage you to read the whole article, which was just posted on CNN. I apologize for not being able to do much more than give you a few graphs, but it really does speak for itself.
(CNN) -- If Barack Obama is re-elected on November 6, he will owe more to his first lady than any president ever to win a second term.
On Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, Michelle Obama gave one of the finest speeches ever delivered at a national political convention. More important, it could have more impact on the immediate future of the country than her husband's celebrated 2004 keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Why?
Her speech tied the Obamas' personal stories directly to the lives of millions of voters struggling not to be the first generation of Americans unable to offer hope of greater opportunities to their children than they had, thus drawing a contrast with Mitt Romney as an unnamed but unmistakable caricature of privilege without shading her talk with negativity or animosity.Whether or not you agree that Michelle's speech will be the difference between an Obama and a Romney victory in November, I don't think there's any question about the overall thrust of this article. Mrs. Obama delivered a beautiful, moving, and powerful speech. It was one of the finest I've ever seen. The piece was written by Gordon Stewart, the former deputy chief speechwriter to President Jimmy Carter.
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