Michelle Obama drew a crowd of around 5,700 in Raleigh Wednesday.
Speaking at the Reynolds Coliseum at N.C. State, she argued that her husband was "ready to lead" as president.
The Obama campaign said that the crowd was the largest she has received on her own, easily topping a crowd of 2,500 at Villanova University in Philadelphia. (She has drawn larger crowds when appearing with Oprah Winfrey.)
She said Barack Obama was a proven winner despite competing against "a political dynasty," raising records amounts of money, collecting the most delegates and closing the superdelegate gap with Hillary Clinton.
"Barack has won more states, and he has won in all in kinds of states — big states and small states, red states and blue states, and swing states. He won in primaries and caucuses," she said. "When was the last time you saw a candidate who could cobble together such diverse victories in states as Utah and Washington State, and Louisiana and Virginia, and Montana and Illinois?"
Her appearances in metropolitan areas contrasted with Bill Clinton's recent tour of rural North Carolina. (N&O)
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