Rahm Emanuel's advice to this week's 2020 presidential debaters. Maybe he should run.

[amuse bouche]

Why do they have to be told this? It is common sense to me

Rahm Emanuel — former Chicago mayor and chief of staff to President Obama, and now ABC News contributor — posts this open memo to 2020 Dems.

"Don’t Make Detroit’s Debate Miami Part II ... This time, don’t fall into the traps that had many of us shaking our heads during the debates in Miami."
"Before our party promises health care coverage to undocumented immigrants — a position not even Ted Kennedy took — let’s help the more than 30 million Americans who are a single illness away from financial ruin. Before we start worrying about whether the Boston Marathon bomber can vote, let’s stop states that are actively trying to curtail voting rights of citizens. And before we promise a guaranteed minimum income to healthy adults who prefer to stay home and play video games, let’s increase the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit to make work pay for the millions of people who work hard and still live near poverty."

https://www.axios.com/rahm-emanuel-medium-2020-democratic-debates-9a4034ed-51e9-4069-85da-0fcbce5df103.html

[True Dough]

1. Some of that is poor framing of the issues, IMO

Sounds like populist remarks -- and it's not all an "either or" situation, not mutually exclusive. We can improve upon the issues that Emanual cites as priorities while still improving the things he eschews.

[unc70]

2. Hell no, he should not run!

[amuse bouche]

9. Not the point. His message is the point

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Rahm is always a political realist

Yes we must sound sane to working class Americans. No one likes to feel their hard-earned tax dollars go to lazy people, or those who aren't entitled to it.

[amuse bouche]

10. True enough

[BootinUp]

4. The thing is, I don't think opinions like his will

Change the candidates strategy. He’s right though.

[tulipsandroses]

5. That's a No to Rahm Emanuel

We already have one wounded candidate dealing with a controversial police shooting.

[amuse bouche]

8. Well that's not really the point. His message though, is spot on

[SayItLoud]

6. The 2020 version of a chicken in every pot. nt

[CentralMass]

7. Hell no.