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skipthesong
Glad I don't live in Chicago any more.
telecasterplayer
Former Senator and Ambassador Carol Mosely Braun comes in fourth? Embarrassing.
Sarge
The country is definitely better off with Rahm as Chicago mayor than as White House chief of staff. He can't do as much damage this way.
Elbuda Mexicano
I am sure Emanuels parents must be real proud of him!
YongYang
Good. He'll be President one day. Nice to see more compassion and sense reestablishing itself around the American electorate.
Sarge
"He'll be President one day."
I certainly hope not!
SolidariTea
He's five foot eight.
Kwaabish
Her desperate rant accusing another candidate of being a "crack-head" at a candidates' forum was very embarrasing. Plus, I'm not sure she's that popular of a figure in Illinois anyway. She was pretty much only there since Jesse Jackson and the African-American coalition desperately wanted a black candidate... and she was the best they could come up with...
globalwatcher
Congratulations!
arrestpaul
Why would he take a step down? He can be Da Mayor for life and will have complete control of a city with only 1 political party.
yabits
There is one, but the last Republican mayor (Big Bill Thompson) was one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. I think they'll get another shot someday as soon as a Democrat outdoes Thompson. They've had over 70 years to screw up, so one might say they're due.
Dewaashita
After this election, what all is going to pay back the Daleys, I wonder.
skipthesong
I'll say it again, glad I'll never live in Chicago again.
arrestpaul
Compassion? You must be confusing this Rahm Emanual with someone else. This Emanual is known to send a dead fish wrapped in paper (as in the Godfather movie) to a man who wrote a negative article about him. He's also given speeches punctuated by stabbing a table with a knife while naming Republican's and shouting the word,"DEAD". Emanual was Obama's go-to guy when he wanted to intimidate Democrats in Congress. Rahm plays very hardball politics and will continue to do so.
arrestpaul
Obama has already chosen Da Mayors brother Bill Daley to be his Chief of Staff. The same job that Emanual had. The Democrats simply swapped jobs.
SolidariTea
was anyone seriously expecting a different outcome?