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First Lady Michelle Obama Stumps for Her Husband in Iowa City: Daily Iowan Reader, Oct. 30
Also inside: Romney campaigns in Davenport, Former employees protest Palermo's, The Box Score, Week 10.
First Lady Michelle Obama stumps for her husband in Iowa City
When it comes to the American Dream, first lady Michelle Obama says she and her husband empathize with voters.
And while the Obamas maintain that they better identify with middle-class Americans in search of the American Dream, one local expert said both presidential candidates offer contrasting views of how that ideal lifestyle can be achieved.
Michelle Obama spoke at the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St., on Monday afternoon about the current struggles of middle-class Americans. She said her husband is working on their side to help them because she and the president have both been in their situation.
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“Barack Obama knows the American dream because he’s lived it,” she said.
She said President Obama and she have worked hard to get to where they are today, and they have faced a lot of the same obstacles many Americans face.
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