Gloria Borger Can’t See Michelle Obama Running for Senate, Unless ‘Handed to Her’

With rumors swirling that first lady Michelle Obama may be interested in a political career herself and could be considering mounting a bid for the U.S. Senate, a panel of political reporters and analysts on CNN dug into just how likely that would be. CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger said that the first lady is not a fan of politics and a run was unlikely, unless a Senate seat was “handed to her.”

Borger began by saying that she thinks the speculation about a Senate bid from Michelle Obama is based on her increasing visibility in political debates in Washington.

“I personally believe it has more to do with being second term than it does to do with Michelle Obama saying, you know, ‘Maybe I could have a political career,’ because by all accounts she doesn’t like politics,” Borger observed. “She likes policy.”

“I certainly can’t see her, sort of, actively seeking out a senator job unless it were kind of handed to her,” she continued. “I don’t think she likes that very much.”

Watch the clip below, via CNN:

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