The former Chicago Mayor , Obama Chief of Staff and US Ambassador to Japan is enlisting in the 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination Sweepstakes….
Gavin Newsom IS the current ticket holder….
Rahm Emanuel, the longtime Washington operator and former mayor of Chicago, had a blunt confession this weekend. He’s tired of trying to fix a rigged system, and says he’s ready to rig it himself — for working Americans.
At a lively Democratic fish fry that capped a busy weekend in a state that’s historically been vital to presidential campaigns, Emanuel made his most public step yet toward testing a 2028 message.
The former White House chief of staff offered a message centered on economic fairness, education and affordability. “This should not come as a surprise to you,” Emanuel said from the stage set up at the home of Iowa state Rep. Sean Bagniewski, who hosted the fish fry in his front yard for 400 Democrats. “The American Dream is unaffordable. It’s inaccessible, and we, as Democrats, that’s unacceptable to us.”
In frank talk mixed with some humor, Emanuel more than once said, “Somebody needs to take a two-by-four upside Washington’s head and swing at it.” The crowd ate it up.
Democrats are still trying to chart a path forward after Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump last year and the party is out of power. Emanuel’s weekend of informal campaigning and his populist message suggests he wants to see his party return to focusing on kitchen table issues that elevated his former bosses to the White House…..
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