First Lady first up as Democrats try to break deadlock
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2017 <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="salvo">salvo</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> 63 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occupy">occupy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oval">Oval</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Michelle">Michelle</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="woo">woo</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eke">eke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="too">too</span>-<span word="close">close</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="call">call</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dearth">dearth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undecided">undecided</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> - <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denver">Denver</span>, <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="name">name</span>," <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="president">president</span>".</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="malaise">malaise</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battleground">battleground</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bust">bust</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="convention">convention</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>.</p><p><span word="Hopes">Hopes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Tampa">Tampa</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dimmed">dimmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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