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ORLANDO, Fla. – Declaring "we are going to get this done," an emotional Michelle Obama rallied a central Florida crowd Monday night, telling supporters on the eve of the election that it's "all on the line" Tuesday.
"Your president is nowhere near satisfied," she said, making the pitch for a second term for her husband, President Barack Obama.
The first lady has maintained a busy schedule visiting key swing states since the Democrats' national convention in Charlotte, N.C., in September.
Here in an Orlando park, she made her final solo campaign appearance of the 2012 cycle.
"Together, slowly but surely, we have been pulling ourselves out of that hole that we started in," Obama said, casting her husband's first term in office as a difficult but productive road to economic recovery.
Though she didn't mention Republican nominee Mitt Romney, she warned against moving backward, touting her husband's overhaul of the health care system and regulation of the financial industry.
The campaign estimated the crowd at 2,600. The decision to hold the first lady's final rally here in Central Florida is no doubt tied to the campaign's strategy to win the state's 29 electoral votes.
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have poured tens of millions into advertising in the Sunshine State, hoping to win the so-called "I-4 corridor," a key part of the Florida puzzle.
Obama was joined on stage Monday by Sen. Bill Nelson and Puerto Rican-born performer Ricky Martin.
Nelson, who is leading in polls against his Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, made a pitch for support in Spanish.
Almost 4.5 million people in Florida have already cast ballots, taking advantage of early and absentee voting opportunities here. The latest data from the Florida Secretary of State's office shows that Democrats have cast 1,915,630 votes – giving them a lead against Republicans, who have cast 1,747,977 votes.
But Michelle Obama warned that the president needs every vote he can get.
"Don't let anybody push you out of line," the first lady said, telling those who haven't voted yet to get to the polls early. "Don't let any delays deter you."
Michelle Obama was scheduled to appear later Monday with her husband in Des Moines, Iowa.
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michelle and barry always condoning and encouraging violence. That is the Chicago way.
Wow. This first lady is one that will not be missed.
I am pretty sure they will be hell to pay with Barry when she loses her free jet.
She will take a lavish vacation right after the election, win or lose.
I also suspect there is a divorce forthcoming for them.
Bye Bye Queen Michelle.
Michelle needs to move to Nigeria where she would feel much more at home with her sisters.She has added nothing to America in her 4 years of wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars on her extraordinary expensive vacations and other silly stuff. Clearly, it is time for a serious change in America so on this important day, I urge my fellow Americans to vote NObama, NObiden, NOclintons, and NO democrats...otherwise you will get 4 more years of the same failed extremist socialist and racist policies.
It is apalling that Michelle Obama keeps talking about incivility and how bad whites are compared to blacks and she keeps on straightening her hair so it looks like a white woman and not a black woman. I think she just hates herself and has never come to terms with it.
Are you suggesting Moochele is really a self loathing white liberal man?
The pushy folk sho ain't ova heah gurl, sides....anyone that could push those monstrous gams of yours aside are already in the 'semi-wrecker' class of tow vehicles. You're gone and good riddance you communist tool and take Puppethead with you. You're done abusing Our Farce Won. Air Force one returns to the people tomorrow.
.....she is easily the most racist "First Lady" ever, she can barely contain her contempt for white people......America can breath a sigh of relief when she is gone.......!
Goodbye Michelle and Bronco.
NBC, you aren't too far behind them hitting the exit door.
We are taking back our country.
That isn't bluster, either, it is just a simple fact.
Michelle Obama wants the Obama Minions to go all Chicago Thug on everyone!
She don't even mind if the Obama Minions go all Chicago Thug on each other!
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In 45 years of voting (age was 21 back then.) I have never once been pushed out of line. I have never even been pushed while standing in line. The voting line is one of the most polite places in America.
Then clearly you have never been confronted by Fast and Furious Eric Holder's inJustice Department, the Black Panthers, the NAACP or dead voters voting for democrats>
Michelle Obama said stand your ground. To Florida.
There's Michelle using fear-mongering and a straw man. Who exactly is pushing people out of line at pulling places? These people just have a visceral urge to divide our country.
It worked for them in 2008, remember the "who's afraid of the black man". The Obamas are the ones that keep bringing up racist issues.
He completely turned me off when he called Bill Clinton a racist, funny he is using him to try to get votes now isn't he?
Your vote is a simple choice - either for individualism or entitlement. Racism is so 60's and class warfare is so socialist and gender baiting is so sharia.
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I can't imagine how any working class American could support Obama and look their children in the eye with a clear conscience.
Disgusting.
I would have to say that applies to whoever is in office. How do you look your hungry kid in the face and tell them there's not enough food so, they have to go to the school to be fed when ALL of these imperial kings and queens run amuck spending our tax dollars. Change the laws. ALL federal workers and that includes the elected ones, must live under the same rules as the rest of us. NO elected official gets a "lifetime" retirement just for serving a term in office (or in some cases a day in office). Do like the military and at least make them last twenty years to get ANY retirement. They are not that valuable and few are worth it. ALL could be replaced pretty easily from BOTH parties. I think this could be a grass-roots issue that the voters of BOTH parties could get on-board with. No more special perks that follow you home when you're gone except the secret service protection for Presidents. NO special side budgets for ANY elected officials. Clean house in Washington.
It must be painful for the First Wookie to wax and shave enough to stay that smooth-skinned. Are wookies house trained?
More hate speech from Michelle. Nobody is being pushed out of line, but GOP servicemen aren't going to get their ballets in time. I believe that Barack will not only go down as the first black president, but in time will also be known as the worst American president. History will not be kind to him.
The choice today is simple, vote for individualism or entitlement.
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The truth is, it's Queen Michelle who is "nowhere NEAR satisfied. She has to get another $30 MILLION of taxpayer vacations on Air Force One. After all she's ENTITLED!
Good Riddance to this whole pack of insane CLOWNS.
Interesting that the VP in Richmond says, "Be Civil" and the first lady in Fla says, "Don't let someone push you out of line." This administration still can't get its story straight on anything! I'm on my way to vote for Romney!
So, does that also mean we don't let the New Black Panther crowd with their riot batons not push us out of line either? At what point does she think we might want to call the cops? Cannot open or concealed carry in the polling booth so, unless you've got your own riot baton, there's likely going to be a fight if you "don't let people push you out of line".
Push you out of line? What a fear monger. Shameful.
Maybe Moochelle will fly her fat ass over to Philly to make sure voters aren't intimidated http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-black-panthers-back-at-the-same-08-polling-place-in-philadelphia/
Michelle and Barack Obama are the epitome of hatred, racist, envious and anti-American stuck in the 60"s who breeds ugliness hatred, racism, envious, anti-American losers.