Michelle Obama's group features 31 Democratic and Republican mayors from around the U.S. — all pushing for broader voting access
Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaking at the United Center in Chicago on November 13, 2018, during her multi-city book tour.Michelle Obama hopes her biggest impact in the 2020 election will come at the polls: Not in pushing who Americans should vote for , but by urging them to simply make their voice heard.
“Voting is bigger than any one party, one issue, one candidate, or one election,” Mrs. Obama told mayors and activists on a Zoom call Thursday afternoon. “We’ve got to strengthen our democracy from the bottom up and ensure that more Americans participate in every single election, from the local school board to Congress.”
"No matter what party or ideology, we want everyone to participate, and we need your voices in this with us — and your constituents desperately need your leadership," Mrs. Obama told the local leaders on the call. "It's why I’m going to keep pushing to help get you what you need to run a safe and fair election.
Despite his own use of mail-in voting, Trump has threatened this week to "hold up" funds to Michigan and Nevada after he claimed, without evidence, that the states "illegally" sent ballots to voters this week. In reality, the states sent applications for voters to use to register for mail-in voting capabilities.
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