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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event War Memorial AuditoriumFt. Lauderdale, Florida 5:28 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:? Wow!? (Applause.)? Oh, wow!? It goes all the way back!? (Applause.)? All right.? I don’t know about you, but this crowd feels a lot like four more years, doesn’t it?? (Applause.)? Thank you all so much.? You know, I am beyond thrilled.? I am overwhelmed by this room -- overwhelmed.? (Applause.)? Let me start with a few -- I want to start with a few thank-yous.? I want to make sure everybody can hear me, right? AUDIENCE:? No! MRS. OBAMA:? No?? All right.? You hear that, sound people?? Everybody cant hear me.? (Laughter.)? Love you guys!? (Applause.)? All right, let me start by thanking a few people while the audio people get their acts together and raise the level. But let me start by thanking Claudia for that very kind introduction and for everything shes doing for our campaign.? And I also want to thank our outstanding DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.? (Applause.)? Mayor Seiler, I want to thank him for his kind words, and for all the work that both Debbie and the mayor are doing every single day -- every single day.? (Applause.)? And we also have with us Representatives Frederica Wilson and Congressman Deutch -- (applause) -- as well as State Senator Chris Smith.? (Applause.)? And I want to thank them all for being here today.? Hows the sound?? Is it getting any better? AUDIENCE:? Yes! MRS. OBAMA:? All right, that’s good.? Because now -- I want to make sure you all hear this -- because Im really here, actually, to thank all of you.? I want to thank all of you.? I want to thank our extraordinary volunteers, our organizers.? (Applause.)? Thank you all for everything you do every day, day in and day out, to make this campaign possible.? I want to thank you for doing the hard work of knocking on those doors -- (applause) -- registering all of those voters, and giving your neighbors, the people in your lives the information they need about the issu