CHICAGO - The last time Michelle Obama took the stage at the Democratic Convention in support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, she stole the show with inarguably the most memorable line of the week, “When they go low, we go high.”

Since then, Obama has all but disappeared from the political spotlight, reemerging only when the moment calls for her voice.

But when she takes the stage on Tuesday night, she will give the crowd a glimpse of the party’s fantasy candidate.

“She would never run,” said one aide who worked in the Obama White House. “And yet, she’s everyone’s favorite Democrat, even more than her husband sometimes. And I think he knows that.”

When she spoke virtually during the 2020 Democratic convention, she yielded more online engagement than any of the other speakers, according to NewsWhip, a website that monitors social media and digital traffic.

Polls routinely show Obama as the most popular Democrat in the country, and she has routinely given Republicans a scare when she has been floated as a potential candidate.

Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons called Harris “the biggest rockstar in the party.”

“She sold out arenas on her book tour,” Simmons said. “Her voice will be even more powerful because she hasn’t done much politics lately.”

A Reuters/Ipsos poll of registered voters in July found that Michelle Obama was the only Democrat who beat former President Trump as an alternative to Joe Biden in a hypothetical matchup. She garnered 50 percent support compared to Trump’s 39 percent, while Kamala Harris drew 42 percent support compared to........

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