Michelle Obama’s Speech of a Lifetime Turns Convention Around for Hillary Clinton - MICHAEL TOMASKY

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The first night of the Democratic National Convention belonged to Obama, who delivered the best speech by any first lady—ever. Meantime, Bernie Sanders demands a roll call he will lose, just like he lost the primary.

PHILADELPHIA — So here we are; it’s Tuesday morning. Where are we with the Berniequake?

Monday at 7 p.m., there was a lot for Hillary Clinton to worry about. By the time night one was gaveled down four-plus hours later, things had changed. And one person changed those things more than anybody else.

Michelle Obama gave what almost surely had to be the greatest convention speech ever by a first lady. It was certainly better than any of the speeches I recall Hillary giving as first lady. Michelle laid the wood to Trump, took a couple of early and kind of light (but unmissable) pops at Bernie Sanders, and made about as strong a case for Clinton as anyone could possibly make.

Elizabeth Warren was a little meh Monday night. She didn’t put it to Trump with quite the gusto and zest that she has before. But her expressions of support for Clinton were more powerful. Her job through Nov. 8, though, is to trash-talk Trump, and she has to sharpen her attack.

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