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The Brutalist Guide To 2016's Democratic Contenders (Not Named Hillary Clinton)
The Brutalist Guide To 2016's Democratic Contenders (Not Named Hillary Clinton)by Jason Linkins at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/13/2016-democratic-contenders_n_5579531.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
"SNIP............................
Rahm Emanuel:
Who is this person? Current nine-fingered mayor of Chicago and former White House chief Of staff.
Okay, but why? Because The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove wrote a story that claimed Emanuel was "toying with" a bid in the event that Hillary Clinton doesn't run, and then -- you guessed it! -- The Fix got the itchy keyboard finger.
Ehhh, I'm skeptical: Ha, yes, well, here's an amazing passage from the Washington Times: "The take-away suggestion: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seriously being groomed as a White House contender. 'Maybe in the lead role, maybe the running mate. Hey, he's already been in the White House anyway,' one strategist said to the other." So, that's TWO anonymous "strategists" that were like, "I dunno, there was that one time I totally saw him in the White House." (This is about the level of deep political intel you get from anonymous "strategists."
...........................SNIP"