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Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Emmanuel, Rob Emmanuel, Rob Emanuel

Posted on November 5, 2008 by admin

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Time for Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Emmanuel, Rob Emmanuel or Rob Emanuel?

However you spell his name - he’s about to be center stage with Barack Obama.

If you’re wanting to understand Rahm Emanuel, there are some important things you need to know before you begin. Just follow these five tips for Rahm Emanuel research.

He’s the DCCC Chairman and soon to be Barack Obama’s right hand man.  (After Joe Biden - of course)

DCCC chairman

Emanuel was named the Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2005. Prior to his work for Clinton, Emanuel had been an employee of the Committee, which principally serves to recruit candidates for the House and to raise funds to assist both new candidates and incumbents from the Democratic party in an effort to gain Democratic representation in the House.

He declared that in his new role “winning is everything”, and he urged Democratic candidates to adopt more centrist positions. Emanuel was known to have had disagreements over Democratic election strategy with  Chairman Howard Dean. Dean favored a “50 state strategy”, building support for the Democratic Party over the long term, while Emanuel believed a more tactical approach, focusing attention on key districts, was necessary to ensure victory.

Ultimately the Democratic Party enjoyed considerable success in the 2006 elections, gaining 30 seats in the House. Emanuel has received considerable praise for his stewardship of the DCCC during this election cycle, even from Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood who said “He legitimately can be called the golden boy of the Democratic Party today. He recruited the right candidates, found the money and funded them, and provided issues for them. Rahm did what no one else could do in seven cycles.” Nevertheless, some of the 2006 victories came in areas that had trended strongly Republican in recent years (such as Nancy Boyda’s defeat of Jim Ryun (in Kansas) vindicating Dean’s idea as well.

Emanuel still is close to Bill Clinton and as the chairman of the DCCC talked strategy with him at least once a month.^[16] He declared in April 2006 that he would support Hillary Rodham Clinton should she pursue the presidency in 2008. However, Emanuel’s loyalties came into conflict when his home-state senator Barack Obama expressed interest in the race; asked in January 2007 about his stance on the Democratic presidential nomination, he said: “I’m hiding under the desk. I’m very far under the desk, and I’m bringing my paper and my phone.”^[17]

THAT WAS ALL ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA.

Really, Rahm Emanuel brings some big time insider knowledge to Barack Obama.  Look for him to fill a key cabinet position.