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In reply to the discussion: Is "liberal washing" at the heart of discord in the Dem party? [View all]nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)folks are starting to publish on this, here's a book called "Mayor of the 1%" and I know I heard of another one on NPR recently.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/kari-lydersens-new-book-profiles-mayor-emanuel/Content?oid=10979151
Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us
Kari Lydersen's new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname "Mayor 1 Percent."
Most of his political battles foretell his fights as mayor. It's pretty obvious that Emanuel concluded early in his career that since progressives were probably going to vote for Democrats no matter what, he really didn't have to pay any attention to them. And he didn't, as he cut deal after deal with the right.
Lydersen recounts how he helped water down President Obama's national health plan. And then raged at anyoneincluding his older brother, Ezekielwho dared to criticize the president for not passing a genuine single-payer plan.