Like or really dislike the Obamas (we here tend toward the latter), they were not in the White House for eight years by not knowing how to navigate through presidential politics. They still seem to have some of those chops as longtime aide, confidante, and fixer for the Obamas Valerie Jarrett told The Hill that Michelle Obama was not at all interested in being chosen as a vice-presidential nominee on a Joe Biden-led Democrat ticket.
“The reason why I’m being so unequivocal is that there just simply has never been a time when she’s expressed an interest in running for office,” Jarrett said. “She’s not demurring here. She’s not being hard to get. She doesn’t want the job.”
“There is a difference between being a public servant and being a politician, and she has no interest in being a politician,” said Jarrett. “Her husband was interested in being both. She’s only interested in the service component.”
Past the obvious lies about Michelle Obama’s electoral ambitions are a couple of subtle points. One, the less female of the Obama duo does not want to be tarred with a national loss on her record before she runs for office in Illinois. Two, all is said in the present tense and thus the door was left open an inch for a convention draft or an on-his-knees plea from Biden. Biden himself would be insane to choose her: given her popularity with Democrat voters, Obama would overshadow him on the campaign trail.
The statement from Jarrett was prompted by Biden saying he would “take her [Michelle Obama] in a heartbeat” for his running mate. This was another lonely sad gesture on Biden’s part, made only to be turned down, to breathe some life into his hapless moribund campaign.
With Democrat pros comparing his presidential effort to the Bataan Death March, Biden is looking at any option. This one will probably go nowhere.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on April 22, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette [1] and is used by permission.
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