--- title: Hillary Clinton: Michelle Obama Campaigns With Her: Watch description: First Lady Michelle Obama will join Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail for the first time Thursday canonical: https://time.com/4547634/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton-watch-live/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-27T16:21:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:52:15.492Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Michelle Obama Campaigns With Hillary Clinton for the First Time og:description: The Thursday rally in N.C. is the first time the pair have campaigned together og:url: https://time.com/4547634/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt58f577b1260161e3/6988abc7cd1bbaac24702db9/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton-campaign-together.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: michelle obama hillary clinton campaign together og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Michelle Obama Campaigns With Hillary Clinton for the First Time twitter:description: The Thursday rally in N.C. is the first time the pair have campaigned together twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt58f577b1260161e3/6988abc7cd1bbaac24702db9/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton-campaign-together.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Michelle Obama Campaigns With Hillary Clinton for the First Time > Sponsored content. 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Obama has already campaigned notably for Clinton, but the Winston-Salem rally marks the first time she’s campaigning with the nominee._  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Oct 27, 2016 4:21 PM UTC  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Oct 27, 2016 4:21 PM UTC First Lady Michelle Obama [will join](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton.html) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail for the first time Thursday in North Carolina. [Obama](http://motto.time.com/4530580/michelle-obama-donald-trump-comments-sexual-assault/) has [already campaigned](http://time.com/4497557/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton-birther/) notably for Clinton, but the Winston-Salem rally marks the first time she’s campaigning with the nominee. Watch the rally live above, scheduled to [start at 2 p.m.](http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/national/everything-you-need-to-know-about-thursday-s-hillary-clinton/article%5Fcbdbbcbf-df1a-59c9-9e3c-7c918f478eb4.html) EDT. The pair is appearing together [to encourage](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/michelle-obama-hillary-clinton.html) early voting in the state, which President Barack Obama lost in 2012 but where polls show Clinton ahead. ## Transcript Seriously is there anyone more inspiring than Michelle Obama? And maybe it's especially meaningful to me because I do know something about being First Lady of the United States. As our first African American first lady, she's faced pressures I never did. [ APPLAUSE ] And she's handled them with pure grace. She also planted an amazing vegetable garden at the White House. And I can promise you if I win I will take good care of it Michelle. You may have noticed That I have been doing some campaigning for Hilary. [ APPLAUSE ] And I know that there's some folks out there who have commented that it's been unprecedented for a sitting First Lady to be so actively engaged in a presidential campaign. [ APPLAUSE ] And that may be true [ LAUGH ] But what's also true is that this is truly an unprecedented election. Hillary doesn't play, she has more experience and exposure to the Presidency than any candidate in our lifetime. Yes, more than Barack. More than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be commander- in- chief on day one, and yes, she happens to be a woman. Hillary is a policy wonk, and let me tell you, when you are president That is a good thing. So when you hear folks talking about a global conspiracy and saying that this election is rigged, understand that they are trying to get you to stay home. The voters decide our elections. They've always decided. 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