Ready for Michelle? Political Committees Form In Support of Political Run by First Lady

— -- While First Lady Michelle Obama and the president have repeatedly shot down the notion that the first lady would ever consider running for political office -- let alone the presidency -- that hasn't stopped political committees from filing with the Federal Elections Commission to support a potential candidacy.

One of the groups, Ready for Michelle PAC, filed with the elections commission on Oct. 31 and says on its website that its goal is to "get the ball rolling by identifying a network of supporters, volunteers, and donors" to support the first lady should she seek public office. Donald Garrett, who leads the group, told ABC News that the group has currently collected about 1,000 signatures though an online petition, in addition to just under $1000.

The only catch, as the group itself acknowledges, is that the first lady would have to be convinced to run.

"If she can be convinced to run, we can provide her with an early advantage against any opponents," the website says.

But that could be a tall order.

As recently as the day after Election Day, President Obama ruled out the possibility that his wife would ever enter the political arena.

"Michelle will never run for office," President Obama told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview Nov. 9. "You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics.”

The name of the group, Ready for Michelle, harks back to the early calls for Hillary Clinton to seek the presidency. The super PAC Ready for Hillary formed shortly after Clinton stepped down as secretary of state.

Two other groups, Ready for Michelle 2020 and Friends of Michelle 2020, have also filed with the elections commission within the last month.

"Let’s put an Obama back in the White House in 2020," says the Ready for Michelle 2020 website.

The web address listed on Friends of Michelle 2020’s FEC filing isn’t currently operable.