Polls regularly put the Democrat above Donald Trump in the eyes of American voters
By James Cox
6th January 2019, 5:23 am
Updated: 6th January 2019, 5:26 am
WILL we see another President Obama?
Michelle Obama is being hotly tipped for the 2020 Presidential race with her global book tour helping spike approval ratings.
Michelle Obama has been tipped to run for White House 2020
But she has denied wanting to follow in the footsteps of her husband Barack.
Her memoir Becoming has topped the bestseller list since being published in November in a
£51million deal, and
her live appearances sold out in minutes.
Some polls are rating the Democrat above Donald Trump in the eyes of American voters.
Barack Obama became the first black president after a meteoric campaign in 2006.
Michelle Obama and her husband Barack, former US president
Michelle Obama's record-breaking memoir titled Becoming
Pundits predict Michelle, 54, could be just as influential, becoming the first female POTUS.
Democratic hopeful, Mike Huckabee, fanned flames of speculation by endorsing Michelle on his website.
He wrote: "Now that
Michelle Obama has been named Most Admired Woman for 2018, it’s time for me to make
a prediction for 2019: the former First Lady will toss her hat in the ring for 2020, and she will get her party’s nomination.
"Her PR machine, which has quietly percolated ever since Hillary lost, went full-tilt in September with the November 13 release of
her book, Becoming. (One might ask, 'Becoming what?' I say, 'Becoming a presidential nominee')".
Michelle's own book does dampen the mood somewhat.
On political ambition she wrote: "I’ve never been a fan of politics, and my experience over the last ten years has done little to change that."
Dame Karen Brady has hailed Michelle as "inspirational" saying "it's her moment".
Meghan Markle held a power meeting with Michelle backstage at the former First Lady's London talk.
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