Oh The Flubber: Michelle Obama mispronounces name of Democratic Senate candidate multiple times while stumping for him (VIDEO)

10/11/2014

After incorrectly stating Rep. Bruce Braley's last name as 'Bailey' several times at Drake University in Des Moines, an audience member pointed out the mistake just after Obama attempted to plug the candidate's website while still saying the wrong name, reports The Des Moines Register.

First Lady Michelle Obama flubbed the name of a Democrat Senate candidate in Iowa she was stumping for multiple times on Friday.

After incorrectly stating Rep. Bruce Braley's last name as "Bailey" multiple times at Drake University in Des Moines, an audience member pointed out the mistake just after Obama attempted to plug the candidate's website while still saying the wrong name, reports The Des Moines Register.

"Uhh Braley what did I say? I'm losing it, I'm getting old," Obama said. "I've been traveling too much."

The First Lady then tried to spin the gaffe toward pushing voter turnout among the student audience.

KELSEY KREMER/APFirst Lady Michelle Obama flubbed the name of Democrat Senate candidate Rep. Bruce Braley in Iowa while stumping for him on Friday.

"That's why we need you young people, you gotta help us out."

That misspoken website won't lead to a dead link though, as The Washington Post discovered votebrucebailey.com now directs to the campaign website of Braley's GOP challenger Joni Ernst.

Obama also mistook Braley's history, claiming that he was a Marine Corps veteran when it was actually his father, reports Washington Post.

                                  "That's why we need you young people, you gotta help us out."

That misspoken website won't lead to a dead link though, as The Washington Post discovered votebrucebailey.com now directs to the campaign website of Braley's GOP challenger Joni Ernst.

Obama also mistook Braley's history, claiming that he was a Marine Corps veteran when it was actually his father, reports Washington Post.

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