Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) “is invoking first lady Michelle Obama as a possible 2016 opponent in a recent fundraising appeal, citing the ‘press and rumor mills’ as his source — even though she has shown no interest in running for elected office,” the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Kirk Suggests First Lady Might Run for Senate
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