Rahm Emanuel, who has publicly flirted with a 2028 presidential run, told us he’s loyal to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — and believes his connections to both men are an asset.
Rahm Emanuel, who has publicly flirted with a 2028 presidential run, told us he’s loyal to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — and believes his connections to both men are an asset.
NO. This lifelong Chicagoan says GO AWAY, RAHM.
Way to suggest up front that you hope that entrenched power will help you steal the nomination from more popular candidates. Because we still totally have an appetite for that at this point…..
no
Rahm who the fuck are you besides some washed old centrist corpo shitdem?
Hard pass.
disaster for the Democrats.
No more corporate Democrats. They had their day and now it is time for them to go away!
Nope! Nope! Nope!
Hard no!
This man is Satan's fetid asshole and needs to be fired from of Democratic politics forever. Out of a cannon. Into the sun. #RahmEmanuel www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
There are few people more disgusting and not suited for public service than Emmanuel. Let him work a real job.
He’s delusional if he thinks he’s going to gain traction.
Kick that BothSidesing “realist” to the curb with extreme prejudice. When “Tiger Beat On The Potomac” loves you, you’re not worth paying attention to.
As a person that lives in Chicago! Let’s pass on this guy!
Is that the same Rahm Emmanuel that completely fucked over Hillary Clinton and in so doing, ultimately enabled the election on Donald Trump?
Do they feel the same?
lmao
Rahm Emanuel is the epitome of corporatist neoliberal Democrat. His Chicago mayorship was an absolute disaster and failure follows in his wake. If all they can do is keep recycling the same old people, the Dems will lose again. And again.
No more old men
Rahm Emanuel can choke. He's part of the reason why dems are so fucked up right now.
Isn’t he the reason we have Ticketmaster in the first place? Fuck that corrupt asshole
This is like me bragging about how I haven't listened to any new bands since 1996.
Emanuel is another high ick factor (90/100) politician. Align with whoever Bernie Sanders is promoting and we might have a chance. Courting the centrists and the traditionalists is why we keep failing. And Bill is pretty ick too. The Epstein files will selectively be released.
Go away Ron.
He will never have the support of education unions!
No
New blood please
Go away Rahm
If I remember correctly, this guy was the hardest to get along with and the most arrogant chief of staff in recent history. The man who while trying to give us affordable healthcare helped to give us mandatory health insurance premiums, which no one could afford. No thank you!
Shitty mayors make shitty presidents.
Get outta here
No no no no no no! He’ll never be President.
Arrogant prick
... Wrong choice. Member of the old farts group ...
3% of the vote in the first primary. That's a generous estimate.
No one cares.
Jesus fucking christ. Rahm Emmanuel running as a Dem would prove that Dems have learned absofuckinglutely *NOTHING* about how to get elected. If Emmanuel had been running **ANYWHERE** other than Chicago, without the backing of Chicago's Democratic machine, he would have been annihilated.
Worms for brains
POS
Rahm Emanuel? No, no, no. Not a chance in Heaven or hell he could get elected. If he's the best the Democrats have to offer? They are already dead in the water.
Am I the only person wondering 'where are all the books'?
I nearly always vote Dem down the ticket, but I would never vote for this guy.
Piece of shit RAHM Emanuel the child killer Israeli agent.
RAHM IS AN ISRALI AGENT AND WILL MEVER WIN AN OTJER ELECTION ON OUR COUNTRY.
lol SO ISRALI AGENTS AND CHILD KILLERS THINK THEY WILL WIN ELECTIONS AFTER KILLING AND HELP ISRSEL KILL THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AMD WOMEN. THESE DEMONS WILL BE THROWN OUT OF THE PARTY AFTER LOOSING EVERY ELECTION THEY RUN IN. PIECE OF SHIT ISRSELI.
Who the fuck would vote for this mega corpo zionist fuck.
Democrats :(
We gotta start up Peoples Party groups state by state. This is fucking ridiculous. There is no reforming this corrupt party.
Ummmm, f’ this idea. The Dems continue to be dazed and confused. Smdh
No. No effin' way.
This won't be popular, but: the road to Trump was paved by the Clinton and Obama administrations. Rahm Emanuel is absolutely the wrong kind of ambitious politician to lead the post Trump recovery. He's a man who cares more for his position than the people. And he's a darling of the donor class.
He has zero chance and someone should be blunt with him nd say so.
This guy should hop on the first fast train to Fuckoffityville.
NO, just NO.
No, no, no. We do not need more of the same.
The establishment democrats need to go All of the This happened on their watch They do not represent the middle class and the working class So it’s the republicans and the democrats that need to take a walk
Clinton glass stegal Holder not having the spine to go after Wall Street subprime robbery Mueller walking the dog of corruption Garland probably still looking for his balls Schumer accessory genecide “I’m here to make sure the Israeli political criminals have standing in the US
Emanuel needs to got off into the woods and let nature take it course he is the poster child of the professional politician who in every breath is corrupt The people need to wash away the political class of the last generation
To bad the democratic establishment rolls out Emanuel, Bill Clinton , Schumer the very same politicians who are as responsible for the down fall of this country as the selling their brand of snake oil Carvel suggested Democrats let this collapse happen and voters would flow to them Hubris
Nope!🤣🤣🤣 Oh, Hell no!
Hard pass
After what he did to Chicago? No. Just no.
Never let a crisis go to waste!!!
NO! Rahm Emanuel is not presidential. He's a fuckin' clown. The Democratic party needs to move LEFT, not towards the STATUS QUO it has suckled on for the last 50 years.
Don't want to agree but I do
I know it's a bitter pill for some. But reality is, we are being sold this on a ticket. Extremist fascism, or republican lite. It's a no win situation for Americans.
You beat extremism by a strong movement for positive change, not mediocre centrism. You are correct
Centrists are conservatism.
The background bookshelves scream "I do not read at all."
His connection to Obama and Clinto makes him toxic to the right. His record as Chicago mayor makes him toxic to the left. He seems like the perfect candidate to be installed as the nominee by the out of touch Dem party elites.
When are we going to stop electing elderly white men?
The comments here are so depressing and lead me to believe we will not have a functioning democracy moving forward. It may well be time for that anyway. To be clear I have no particular feeling about this potential candidate but jeez these comments…..
Having heard him interviewed, Rahm Emmanuel is everything I loathe in a politician. He comes across as the type of person who has to make a conscious effort to be nice.
😀😂🤣 You're kidding, right? Oh. HELL. NO!
Another vile person. We’ve had enough of this kind of politics. There are better people out there who can lead this country. Leave these dinosaurs in the past.
sashay away
But is he loyal to us? To democrats who have been working, advocating, voting..? I am a Clinton and Obama fan, but they were limited by the time they served, the push and pull of compromise and how far evolved they were on issues (don't ask, don't tell or i am just not there on gay marriage for 2)
Okay. So?
I think I speak for almost all Americans: fuck Rahm.
Real talk? We gotta stop looking for a president to save us. We have a choice, but the parties that set up those choices have demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that they'll never let anyone with politics left of the status quo will ever be one of them. Focus on locals. They're important.
I'm not waiting till 2028 for another milquetoast Democrat to roll back like a third of the damage done by this administration, just for them to make it *even worse* when we get another Republican in 2032. Assuming we all hold out that long.
I hope you told him no.
How about NO.
It’s like the democrats want to lose. Like they think they can win an election without black/brown/anyone who remembers votes.
Most useless Democrat ever!
Nope. We can do better
Hard pass.
It’s like the democrats want to lose. Like they think they can win an election without black/brown/anyone who remembers votes.
Go away
I think it will take a straight white male candidate for Democrats to win in 2028, but please, not Rahm Emanuel or Gavin Newsom.
How about being loyal to the people?
Not electable nationally. Too abrasive. Being tied to Clinton and Obama...is that the asset Emanuel thinks it is for 2028?
Not a snowball's chance in hell. Pritzker on the other hand, I'd like to hear more from.
So far I’m pretty pro-Pritz
Yes just what we need; another billionaire to take a chance on.
At least (on the surface) he appears more level-headed, fair, compassionate and just over the current crop destroying the Federal Government and country.
I appreciate what you're saying Mike, but we've got to get away from this trap we're in. Right now our "democracy" provides us with two nominees selected by the donor class. And our idea of democracy is to select the 'least worst' candidate. That's not a choice. I want us to demand better.
The notion that rahm Emanuel is going to compete with oritzger is hilarious
NO
I need a shower just from reading the caption.
M4A died because of Rahm
Fuck that guy.
I think what all Dems want is a throwback to the corporate Dems that we had before. I don’t want any of these fire brand youngsters trying to give us our rights back and keeping people safe. Feed the corporations motherfuckers.
Can someone with power tell him to go fuck way off😡😡😡
I have no power but I’d happily do it given the opportunity
HAHAHAHA!!! OMG, you're killin' me with that! Ja! 🤣
He’s wrong. His neoliberalism, and buddies, are for corporate welfare, not for unions and the working man/woman. We’re not going back in time.
The Democratic Party machine isn’t what it was in the days of Boss Tweed or even Teddy Kennedy, but Rahm Emanuel represents that party machine more than anyone. Maybe that’s an asset? Maybe that’s a big flashing red light. But he’s a party operative through and through.
Rahm Emanuel is a loser and a dick. I would not vote for him.
No
Rahm (65) is fooling himself. They were first elected 33 and 17 years ago. Clinton means nothing to people under 45–1/3 of registered voters in 2024. Barack is a fading memory. Trump and other rightwing populists are reality. The maximum age of the Dem 2028 nominee should be 60. I’ll be 82 then.
President Rahm Emmanuel? Not just No, but HELL No.
Ah yes, let's beat fascism and the crumbling status of the working class with mediocre, soft handed, neo-liberals. Screw him
looking forward to rahm emanuel never being president
Right, so Emmanuel wants the Dems to lose if there is ever a presidential election again.
Too much baggage - pass!
Politico is just one bad take after another.
That's true, however, when in the Presidential office.....no one else can be blamed....
Do it!
He’s a dick and seeks power. I would not vote for him.
Elitist prick.
Dang its a wide-open field of candidates for 2028 cycle. I might give it a shot! Just saying.
This just in: Democrats still committed to losing elections. Film at 11.
DEMS, INC.: Boo hoo! Why does everybody hate us? NORMAL PEOPLE: Maybe it's your policies? DEMS, INC.: That's exactly what a communist asshole like you would say. Don't make me hit you with my NPR tote bag. I carry a brick around in it for a reason, you disloyal bastard.
NO!
Cocktail circuit gossip rags like @politico.com are drooling over being able to reclaim their Mean Girl tiaras by pushing Clinton centrists. Nothing makes their dicks harder than clutching pearls over center-right policies & fellating Repub talking heads
Ok he is therefore unelectable since he wants to be loyal to the Third Way liberal figures that paved the way for Donald Trump. An uppity, elitist conservative Democrat.
His ONLY asset(s)
He's name dropping like a club virgin trying to impress a date by using the bouncer. "Psst, I hang with Billy & Barack, I got a $20, let me in" No.
Absolutely no.
Worth noting: That lowlife thinks that anyone to the left of the likes of Obama or the Clintons are retards
Politico is a cancer on society. It unfailingly pushes bad options. This push by the Establishment to get wanker Emanuel to head the Dem ticket will kill the Dem party Maybe that is their intention
Maybe the Dems should get better a pushing different voices If only they had some super popular House member that is great at dealing with the media and talking to people!
AOC terrified them
terrifies even
I would not be able to hold my nose and vote for this guy. Much too much of a wild card—in a very negative way.
Boy, everybody is coming out of the woodwork to become a leader in the DNC. Who's going to be next? Elon? #elonmuskforpresident
Rahm I have an idea, hear me out. Why not take Chuck Schumer and Gavin Newsom and just disappear, retire and leave the governing to the people who want to help all Americans.
I've heard it said that DJT is dancing on the ashes of neoliberalism. Neoliberalism that the likes of Rahm Emmanuel fully embraced. It's people like him that made the dem party the party of the top 20%, leaving everyone else behind. And here we are.
Dear G*d, no! Hard Pass! As a GenX, we need fresh modern ideas and younger blood. Pete @petebuttigieg.bsky.social needs to run!
Rahm needs to take a long walk off a short Chicago pier.
No. He gave me the creeps then.
Rahm is a closet white supremacist
Chicago says no.
He's too old and too zionist to connect with any democrat under age 45. No one wants this except old ass democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinsteins corpse
Who is this? I have no clue
I'm loyal to both also...does that mean I can run?
I TRULY CANNOT WAIT TILL THE FACT CHECK HITS...THE PARTY IS OVEEEEER
No Rahm - you are misreading this moment. Get your pod cast going and stay on the sidelines. You are the ghost of the Democratic Party past.
No thanks. We need people who have a true national profile to run. Rahm is known, for sure - but he’s not known for *accomplishing* any real policies that had nationwide impact/support.
The hardest of passed. We desperately need new voices. All this guy does is echo the past.
0% chance.
These washed up democrats should find real jobs
I'm not from Chicago (or ILL), BUT the blatant inclusion of Obama & Clinton smacks of virtue signaling. Yes, he's a long time Democrat, but he's playing on his proximity to power instead of his record...
I would rather vote for Trump, Vance, or Pence.
I hope he falls in a bottomless hole and we never have to hear from this POS again.
Rahm Emanuel is largely responsible for Chicago Police Department's HOMAN SQUARE SCANDAL circa 2015 - 2016 as reported in The Guardian Newspaper, NPR, and other places. Fuck AIPAC, DINO Rahm Emanuel, that "Neo-Liberal" goddamned, slimey fuck!
Oh God no. Please no. The old guard is just that… old. Move over and let the new generation take over. These are the people that keep helping us lose with the working class. Their message is weak and they too coddle big industry and the status quo of our upside down gilded structure.
Oh puh leeez
It's hilarious that has beens for generations ago fail to get the message that they're irrelevant. Neither pres's record has aged well. Time to step into the present.
Nope nope nope!
Who cares!
Absolutely not. He was not a good mayor. He should stay in his lane.
Such a total POS.
Rahm is the reason that the "Big Tent" has become obsolete, there is such a thing that grasping a serpent to your bosom becomes suicidal.
Give it up. We need new blood and it ain't him.
Just what we want, another old man sitting in the big chair, losing his marbles by the day.
Not news🌬️stating the obvious🌬️
I'd rather have a root canal.
Hard pass.
No thank you Rahm.
Ick.
Don’t waste your time Rahm Emanuel. Listened to you on a recent podcast and you are not up for the job.
Emanuel knows he can't win. He is bucking for a cabinet post, IF there is another presidential election.
He’s too old. We don’t need any more geriatrics running for president; Aside from the fact that he’s a shady guy.
No, just no. From a Chicago resident... NO
That’s our Rahm, always looking backward never forward! The Dems just don’t get it!
Isn’t he on Epstein’s flight manifest along with Barry and Bubba? 🤔
Fvck that guy
....I thought Newsom was going to be a losing candidate
Big money Dem days in the likes of the Clinton's and Obama's are dead.
Fuck off….Rahm!! You represent the worst of Democrat politics. So smug and corrupt.
Laquan McDonald
LMAO. We may as well vote for Bibi. The AIPAC President. How are these clowns so out of touch?