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Rahm Emanuel Has a Message for Democrats

Rahm Emanuel Has a Message for Democrats

Update: 2025-05-20
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Rahm Emanuel has held many titles: Congressman from Illinois, DCCC Chairman, Chief of Staff to Barack Obama, Mayor of Chicago, and Ambassador to Japan under President Biden.

These days, he doesn't have an official position at the moment. But that's not stopping him from giving some very pointed advice to Democrats on every possible platform: cable TV, political shows, podcasts, late night TV, and different political conferences.

So how does Rahm Emanuel think Democrats should be responding to Trump 2.0? How does the party recover from 2024 and prepare for 2028? What does a successful midterm strategy look like in 2026? And given his own, let's say, active media schedule, what are his own plans for the future?

He came on to talk to Amy about all that.

We recorded this conversation on Wednesday, May 14th.

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Rahm Emanuel Has a Message for Democrats

Rahm Emanuel Has a Message for Democrats