One of my favorite themes from Michelle Obama's stump speeches during the primaries was the notion of the "moving bar". The phrase referred to the standards that are set for "regular folks" as Chris Matthews was fond of saying (and which never failed to have me screaming at the TV), and how when those goals are achieved, or the standard is met, the bar shifts once again.
Michelle also used that metaphor to refer to Barack, of course, and all the challenges he's had throughout his life--and how he met each challenge head on and then often exceeded expectations.
We remember that as he waged his primary campaign, keeping his eye on the prize of winning the most delegates--the standard set by the Democratic Party to select the Presidential nominee--there were some who attempted to move the bar.
It sounded a little something like this:
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