Circumstances

Here, we will discuss the circumstances surrounding Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention speech.

The speech was made during the night of 25th August 2008, at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. The speech made by Michelle Obama was the first speech during the Convention and it reinstates the idea that Barack Obama will be the Democratic Party’s candidate.

During her speech, Michelle Obama mentions Hillary Clinton, who was Barack Obama’s opponent for presidential nomination in the Democratic Party. After several other candidates entered the Democratic Party presidential primaries, the final two contenders were Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. In her speech, Michelle Obama makes a reference to Hillary Clinton’s speech, given on June 7, 2008, when she ended her campaign a...