Michelle Obama has already said no. I want her to hear a careful request to reconsider. This is not a call for one woman to rescue the country while the rest of us watch. I am asking her to enter a contest whose outcome voters would still control. Her happiness matters, and so does her safety. Her right to refuse remains intact. The presidency still belongs to the people who live under its decisions, and there is more at stake than one former first lady’s comfort. A draft would be a public appeal for her service, made without deception or coercion. She could reject it. I would rather ask too much of her openly than keep admiring her from a comfortable distance.

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