Arkansas delegates were still raving about Monday night’s Michelle Obama’s speech as the delegation gathered this morning.

Arkansans said Barack Obama’s wife effectively portrayed herself as a parent and wife who relates to hard-working American families.

“Michelle definitely eased my mind,” said delegate Thurman Metcalf of Rogers. “She made me feel like she was one of us, a normal person, by her showing the love of her parents and the love for her kids and her husband. It would have been like us sitting in her room talking to her like a family member. I love her.”

Metcalf and others who are pledged to support Hillary Clinton said speeches like Michelle Obama’s help solidify their support for her husband. A refrain among the state’s Clinton delegates has been that they want to learn as much about Obama as possible this week.

“(Michelle Obama’s) life story is like my friends and my neighbors,” said state Rep. Kathy Webb of Little Rock.

A Barack Obama supporter from the outset, Pulaski County Clerk Pat O’Brien said Monday night’s marquee speech was right on target.

“I think Michelle Obama hit a home run last night and all she did was talk about who she is,” O’Brien said.

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