Here’s how Democrats COULD get Michelle Obama on the ballot as she emerges as poll frontrunner to replace Biden

Democrats are busy finding a potential replacement for President Joe Biden for the 2024 election, after his embarrassing performance during the debate against Donald Trump.

But Michelle Obama is the only potential Democratic challenger so far who could beat Trump, according to post-debate polls.

Other names such as California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Vice President Kamala Harris have been mentioned — but so far no one is doing better than Trump in the polls.

Although the former first lady has not publicly indicated that she would like to run, it appears that she has one of the best chances of getting on the list and being accepted by the Democrats.

Michelle Obama, who has never held elected office, has promising poll numbers, is popular with voters and can draw on her husband’s political connections. She could be just what the party needs to get back on track.

Former President Barack Obama spoke to his former vice president by phone after the debate Thursday to offer support and private advice. But behind the scenes, he has told allies that Biden’s difficult re-election path has become even more challenging after he stumbled through the confrontation with Trump.

There are just four months left until the 2024 presidential election, and the Democratic National Committee will announce an official nominee no later than August 22, the final day of the nominating convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Should Michelle Obama indeed become the party’s nominee, they would need to move quickly to convince Biden to withdraw and recruit the former first lady to run before the Democratic National Convention.

Newsom and Whitmer have dismissed rumors of a Biden takeover and reaffirmed after the car crash debate that they will support the president’s re-election.

Not only is Obama the only potential candidate who could beat Trump, she beats him by a massive margin of 11 percent. according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Trump and Biden are tied at 40 percent each, with 16 percent saying they will not vote in a rematch in 2020 or will vote for another, third-party candidate.

No other politician participating in the poll — Harris and a handful of Democratic governors — managed to surpass the former president.

Michelle Obama has shown no interest in running for the White House and has never held public office. Yet her popularity among voters remains high 12 years after her husband ended his second term as president.

The latest poll comes amid widespread calls in the Democratic Party to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. President Joe Biden fumbled for words and was difficult to understand during the debate in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27

Harris is trailing Trump by 1 percentage point and Newsom by 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey of 892 registered voters conducted July 1-2. Whitmer is faring even worse, trailing the former president by 5 percentage points.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democratic leader in a Republican state, is behind by 4 percentage points, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is in last place, 6 percentage points behind Trump.

However, Obama gets 50 percent of the vote, compared to 39 percent for Trump if the two were to face each other in a hypothetical head-to-head race.

It is unclear whether Obama, who called the possibility of another Trump term “terrifying,” is interested in public office.

But if that happens, there is already a network of strategists and loyalists eager to help shepherd their former boss’s wife into the White House.

David Axelrod, for example, was a senior political strategist for Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign and has been an outspoken critic of President Biden and his re-election bid. It’s unclear whether he would be welcomed back, but it’s possible he could offer advice if the Obamas return to Washington.

Other former Obama aides have joined Biden’s team and may not be as willing to abandon their new boss.

For example, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon was former President Obama’s deputy campaign manager in 2012. But after serving as Biden’s deputy chief of staff in the White House, she is now helping to run his re-election campaign.

In addition, Ben LaBolt, Obama’s former campaign spokesman, is now White House communications director.