Some men may be tempted to vote for Trump because of their anger at the slow pace of progress, Obama said, but "your rage does not exist in a vacuum."
"If we don't get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage," Obama said. "So are you as men prepared to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and tell them you supported this assault on our safety?"
"I lay awake at night wondering, What in the world is going on?'" she said.
Her voice vibrating with emotion, Obama talked about the struggle for women to understand and care for their own bodies, whether it's their menstrual cycles or menopause. And she spoke about the dangers of childbirth, when a split-second decision can mean the difference between life and death for a mother and her baby.
"I am asking y'all from the core of my being to take our lives seriously," Obama pleaded.
[Obama's] remarks were searing and passionate in their support of Harris.
"By every measure, she has demonstrated that she's ready," the former first lady said. "The real question is, as a country, are we ready for this moment?"
Obama added, "Do not buy into the lies that we do not know who Kamala is or what she stands for. This is somebody who understands you, all of you."
It's going to be glorious if indeed women lead this nation away from the vileness of Trump, one of the most unrepentant, misogynistic, sexually assaulting reprobate to ever win a major party nomination. Regardless of what the men do, this election will be decided by women, the class who has the most to lose should Trump win the presidency again. And Trump is running the most anti-woman campaign perhaps in American history, but certainly since women have had the right to vote. And more women vote than do men so which demographic is most important?
