article_snippet.sent: first lady video message on Sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind.
article_snippet.sent: That statement tracks closely with first lady tone in recent public appearances, where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes.
article_snippet.sent: first lady has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals, such as the wealth gap, minimum wage and equal pay, in the months leading up to first lady announcement.
article_snippet.sent: In January, first lady took to social media to defend the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back.
article_snippet.sent: Attacking financial reform is risky and wrong," first lady wrote on Twitter.
article_snippet.sent: If Clinton defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis, Daley said, "that's a problem."
article_snippet.sent: Daley continued: "My guess is first lady'll have enough policy positions that says first lady's not in the tank with them.
article_snippet.sent: "first lady has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream,Gregg said.
article_snippet.sent: I presume first lady's going to get the nomination, but first lady may be contested from the left.