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But i am doing it because i know in my heart that we can get this right. >> she ended up taking on the nickname in the campaign, the closer. because she'd meet with a group of five or six iowans who were undecided, and she'd get them to commit. >> as the obamas notched primary wins, the news media and the opposition hung on their every word. during a speech in wisconsin, michelle gave barack's rivals a chance to pounce. >> let me tell you something. for the first time in my adult lifetime, i'm really proud of my country. >> that's not what i would have said but it certainly sounds authentic. >...

Thought, i would want to see what politics could be like with somebody like him in it. he would be one of the giants. >> to help support her family, michelle left public allies for a higher-paying position at the university of chicago. as her husband's 2004 illinois senate race heated up -- >> all right, enough talking, let's get busy. >> -- michelle joined the effort, helping barack win the state's march primaries. a landslide victory that made waves across the country. >> thank you, illinois! >> the 42-year-old contender for a u.s. senate seat was seen as the rising star of the democratic pa...

Better, they understood him better. >> and let's stand together to elect barack obama president of the united states of america. thank you. >> for the next two months the obamas fought hard against barack's republican opponent, john mccain. then election night. >> from tears to cheers and high emotion at chicago's grant park, america elects its first african-american president. >> from chicago's south side, michelle's incredible journey had taken her to the white house. >> because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to america. >> and you see ...

Was going to work. practically. logistically for the family. >> she is someone who cuts to the chase. and wants to know exactly what's our strategy? could we really put together a campaign that wouldn't embarrass us? >> and facing off against hillary clinton, michelle knew that barack was the underdog. before blessing her husband's long-shot run, she issued him an ultimatum, one that she shared with her former boss. >> i said, well, how are you thinking about this? and she said, well, i've got a few things on my mind about it, obviously. but the first is, i told him if you're going to do this,...

>> it was during this time that barack won a seat in the illinois state senate. but it didn't feel like a win for michelle. the couple had a new baby girl, malia, and barack's job had him commuting from three hours chicago to springfield. >> my thoughts were, are you nuts? just get a job. make some money. this politics stuff is crazy. >> she's looking at the bank account and saying, is this really going to be our nut? >> though money was tight and the couple soon welcomed their second child, sasha, barack began pondering a bold new idea. a long-shot run for u.s. senate. >> it was a big gamble....