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The Way Forward

TBF

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35. We have multiple potential candidates who are so much better -

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:38 PM

Dec 12

Obviously, Kamala Harris, along with others like Beshear, Shapiro, Newsom, Pritzker, Buttigieg, etc ... those are just the obvious, there are many more who could be great candidates. Folks who have name recognition now. We do not need Rahm Emmanuel mucking things up.

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Rahm Emanuel, Weighing Presidential Bid, Navigates a Democratic Party Moving Left [View all] question everything Oct 2025 OP

No doc03 Oct 2025 #1

No! Chicagoans hated him as mayor. Just no! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #2

Hard pass for me. badhair77 Oct 2025 #3

One of my LEAST favorite democratic officeholders ever. BComplex Oct 2025 #4

Quick mnemonic for my personal least liked Democratic politicians: markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #14

Better Diane Feinstein than markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #5

Kudos.I see what you did there. Autumn Oct 2025 #8

lol Celerity Oct 6 #23

Don't think too hard. That's gonna be a big waste of time. Autumn Oct 2025 #6

No, no, no snowybirdie Oct 2025 #7

Agree about Andy Bashear. Former Southern governors won so.. chances. question everything Oct 2025 #10

Hope when Rahm is done thinking about a presidential run democrank Oct 2025 #9

Please NO. kacekwl Oct 2025 #11

Ugh. The massive ego. No thx. NewHendoLib Oct 2025 #12

Hard pass! /nt sdfernando Oct 2025 #13

NO RAHM! Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #15

He is so very unpopular, does he not have a team that knows that or does he not listen? Bev54 Oct 2025 #16

Don't bother. Ritabert Oct 2025 #17

Just remind people that he is the reason Tree Lady Oct 2025 #18

No no no Easterncedar Oct 2025 #19

No, no, no!! And no on both his brothers!!! unc70 Oct 2025 #20

No. Nope. Nein. Non. Etc! Get the drift, Rahm Emanuel?! electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #21

Ditto to NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. a kennedy Oct 2025 #22

I'd vote for him over any Republican but ... 4th Oct 9 #24

for joy... myohmy2 Oct 11 #25

Hard no. Nt Ninga Oct 11 #26

interesting. nt yaesu Oct 11 #27

As if things couldn't get worse. awesomerwb1 Oct 11 #28

No thanks. SamKnause Oct 11 #29

No. Absolutely not. Do not saddle us with that arrogant man. ms liberty Oct 12 #30

No self-awareness whatsoever. Borogove Oct 13 #31

Oh please. mahina Oct 21 #32

too much baggage Skittles Dec 8 #33

No. Pffffttttttt... electric_blue68 Dec 10 #34

We have multiple potential candidates who are so much better - TBF Dec 12 #35