In other political news, legal questions are being raised in Chicago over Rahm Emanuel’s run for mayor to replace Richard Daley. Two of Chicago’s top election lawyers say President Obama’s former chief of staff is not eligible to run because of a requirement in Illinois that a candidate for mayor must reside in the town for a year before the election. Emanuel and his family have been living in Washington since 2009. In his first campaign video, Emanuel says he is glad to be home.
Rahm Emanuel: “Hi, I’m Rahm Emanuel. My father came to Chicago as an immigrant from Israel. I was born here, and my wife Amy and I raised our three children here. I spent six years in Congress representing Chicago. Then President Obama asked me to serve as his chief of staff. It was a great honor to work for him, but I’m glad to be home.”
The video might give viewers the impression Rahm Emanuel was glad to back at his home home in Chicago, but the website Politico has revealed the video was actually filmed in Washington, DC, in the offices of AKPD Message and Media, the firm founded by David Axelrod.