Michelle Obama Sets Twitter Ablaze With Electrifying DNC Speech: ‘Just Won This Election for Biden’
Former First Lady Michelle Obama drew rave reviews from political audiences who watched her speech for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The convention’s opening night gravitated around topics including the renewed push for racial justice in America, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and President Donald Trump’s deficits in character and decency. Obama’s speech in particular excoriated Trump, blasting his mismanagement of the health crisis and failed leadership before galvanizing the country to get out and vote for Joe Biden.
As the pundits continue to debate over the virtual format the DNC went with because of the pandemic, many of them at least agreed that Obama’s speech was highly effective. As such, observers across the spectrum took to Twitter and offered their impressed responses to her delivery:
Michelle Obama masterfully proved that a powerful and effective speech can be delivered even better without a live crowd applauding every other line.
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama is just excellent at this. Powerful and flawless.
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama delivered a speech that even her husband would be jealous of.
Her language is exactly what the undecided 6% want to hear. #DemConvention https://t.co/tVSBUj14hb
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 18, 2020
Look at the words she aimed at Trump…very simple, nothing cruel or personal–and all the more effective because of it.
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama is giving a quiet, sobering, emotional speech. It’s easily the most potent and powerful moment of the night, delivered in a way that turns limitations of a virtual convention into a strength. It’s hard to imagine it working as well in a large arena with a big crowd
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 18, 2020
When historians talk about Black women being the conscience of America, remember Michelle Obama’s speech. #DemocraticNationalConvention
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama may hate politics, as she says, but she clearly knows how to do it.
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) August 18, 2020
Well this settles it. From now on, Michelle Obama delivers all convention speeches
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama – That was probably the best political speech that I’ve ever seen.
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) August 18, 2020
Friend of mine just texted, ‘If such a thing is possible, Michelle could have just won this election for Biden.”
She is goooooood. Maybe they should have given her a slot on the last night?#DemConvention
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) August 18, 2020
