The first lady traveled to Milwaukee, Wisc., Monday to campaign for Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. Obama told the small crowd that her husband’s election shocked many who counted on “folks like us” to stay home.
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Folks like us?
Some people were shocked to see Obama win because "they were counting on folks like us to stay home," FLOTUS says
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) September 29, 2014
@sistertoldjah reverse dog whistle
— olliander (@ollieblog) September 29, 2014
You heard it too? No, she probably meant something like this.
@jeneps …and by "like us," she means Ivy League, political couples no doubt.
— Chris Stigall (@ChrisStigall) September 29, 2014
No doubt.
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