Michelle Obama gave perhaps the strongest speech of the Democratic Convention's opening night, even when compared against those of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. She was quite simply on fire, telling the crowd that this election wasn't about elevating a Democrat or Republican to the White House but rather what kind of future that person would help shape for our children. She said she trusted that job absolutely to Hillary Clinton. "What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure," Mrs. Obama told the crowd. "She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life." Then the first lady recounted what it's been like for her personally to look through the White House windows and witness the progress this country has made in real time. “That is the story of this country.