Kammala wannan magana: Iyalin Obama sun zauna a kudancin Chicago, inda Barack ya koyar a Jami'ar Chicago Law School. An zabe shi a majalisar dattijai a 1996, kuma a majalisar dattijan Amurka a 2004. Sun zabi su ci gaba da zama a Chicago bayan zaben Barack maimakon su koma Washington, DC, kamar yadda suka ji ya fi kyau ga 'ya'yansu mata. A duk lokacin da mijinta
A lokacin yakin neman zaben shugabancin Amurka na shekarar 2008, Michelle Obama ta yi alkawarin cewa za ta yi kwana sau daya a mako, ta yi yakin neman zabe kwana biyu a mako, kuma ta dawo gida a rana ta biyu" domin 'ya'yansu mata biyu.