In reference to GOP candidate RIck Perry’s wife speaking out on her husband’s behalf, ABC political analyst Matthew Dowd said this today on Good Morning America:
“…Any time you have a wife go out on the trail, you know that you- basically, the campaign’s in trouble.”
Like clockwork, the next thing I ran across was this CBS News story that helped validate his claim:

Damn, that Dowd guy’s good!
The First Lady kicked off campaign season at Target today — there’s a pic here. Bonus points if you can guess what’s in her bags (degree of difficulty: No “teleprompter repair kit” or “arugula”).