--- title: The Internet Wants Michelle Obama to Run for 2020 President description: Twitter users are announcing their support for candidates who could potentially run for president in 2020 — including Michelle Obama. canonical: https://time.com/4564303/internet-wants-michelle-obama-president-2020/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-09T18:05:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:53:44.272Z og:title: The Internet Wants Michelle Obama to Run for President in 2020 og:description: The hashtag #Michelle2020 has begun trending og:url: https://time.com/4564303/internet-wants-michelle-obama-president-2020/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae7903f6a463bd8f/6988adc3524fc0bfe2dfa2cd/michelle-obama-president.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-DEMOCRATS-CLINTON og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Wants Michelle Obama to Run for President in 2020 twitter:description: The hashtag #Michelle2020 has begun trending twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae7903f6a463bd8f/6988adc3524fc0bfe2dfa2cd/michelle-obama-president.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Really, Really Wants Michelle Obama to Run for President in 2020 > 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 [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 9, 2016 6:05 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 9, 2016 6:05 PM UTC After [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4564143/hillary-clinton-concession-speech/) was [defeated by Donald Trump](http://time.com/4563879/donald-trump-president-reactions-world-leaders/) in the [biggest upset of U.S. election history](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/election-results-2016-clinton-trump-231070) early Wednesday morning, the Internet was awash with reactions to the largely unanticipated outcome. But while many took to social media to either celebrate or lament the night’s results, some began to look ahead four years, announcing their support for candidates who could potentially run for the nation’s highest office in 2020 — including Michelle Obama. The current First Lady has become one of the most popular political figures in recent history over the course of her husband’s Oval Office tenure, so it’s no surprise that her fans are already advocating for her return to the White House (despite the fact that [President Obama has ruled this possibility out](http://time.com/4549148/president-obama-michelle-obama-wont-run-for-office/)). See some of the pleas for [#Michelle2020](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Michelle2020?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) to become a reality below. > [](https://twitter.com/akosiicko/status/796266635598307328) > [](https://twitter.com/ZabinskiJulie/status/796317825698791424) > [](https://twitter.com/bustanutdoung/status/796177658576936960) > [](https://twitter.com/ERICBALFOUR/status/796246924282109952) > [](https://twitter.com/TamiRoman/status/796188583262494724) > [](https://twitter.com/AmyLee%5Fthirty3/status/796360583318736896) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fshimmers%5F/status/796370227349127168) > [](https://twitter.com/LivMawby/status/796266936413941761) ## 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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