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05-09-2014, 05:14 PM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who ultimately backed President Obama in 2008 despite his close ties to the Clinton family, has no reservations for the 2016 cycle.
The former adviser to President Bill Clinton and former chief of staff to President Obama will be headlining two fundraisers in early June for "Ready for Hillary," the grassroots Super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president announced today.
While Emanuel has publicly said he would support Clinton if she runs, this will be his first time officially fund-raising on her behalf.
In 2008, then-Congressman Emanuel, D-Ill., embarrassingly refrained from endorsing either of his close friends, Obama or Clinton, until nearly the end of the primary, eventually backing Obama just three days before Clinton suspended her campaign.
Emanuel is much more confident about where his allegiance lies for 2016. When asked about his other friend Vice President Biden as a potential presidential candidate, Emanuel gave reasons why Clinton was his top pick.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/rahm-emanuel-why-hes-endorsing-hillary-clinton-over-152104115--abc-news-politics.html
The former adviser to President Bill Clinton and former chief of staff to President Obama will be headlining two fundraisers in early June for "Ready for Hillary," the grassroots Super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president announced today.
While Emanuel has publicly said he would support Clinton if she runs, this will be his first time officially fund-raising on her behalf.
In 2008, then-Congressman Emanuel, D-Ill., embarrassingly refrained from endorsing either of his close friends, Obama or Clinton, until nearly the end of the primary, eventually backing Obama just three days before Clinton suspended her campaign.
Emanuel is much more confident about where his allegiance lies for 2016. When asked about his other friend Vice President Biden as a potential presidential candidate, Emanuel gave reasons why Clinton was his top pick.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/rahm-emanuel-why-hes-endorsing-hillary-clinton-over-152104115--abc-news-politics.html