Why Rahm Won't Run



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Turbo thumoeideutic former ballet dancer and hyper Democratic booster Rahm Emanuel won't seek a second term as head of the DCCC. According to TheHill:

"Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) will step down from the House Democrats� campaign operation after the November elections to spend more time with his family, he told The Hill yesterday.

"Emanuel has been a leading strategist, fundraiser, cheerleader and recruiter for House Democrats as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) since the beginning of last year. His uncommon pairing of cunning efficiency and profanity-laced outbursts has won him both plaudits and opprobrium, but nearly all Democrats concede that he deserves substantial credit for their rosy election prospects this year.

�'I served one term, and my kids are all at a certain point. They�ve had it,' Emanuel told The Hill.

"... Emanuel�s comments came just as the DCCC was releasing its latest fundraising total. The DCCC raised $5.5 million in May, slightly behind its rival, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which raised $5.6 million. The Democrats finished the month with $24.5 million on hand, compared with $21.9 million for the Republicans."

But should the Democrats win the House come November, he is considered a solid contender for Speaker of the House. Rahm is, curiously, the brother of Ari Emanuel, the equally superaggressive Los Angeles poweragent parodied brilliantly by Jeremy Piven on "Entourage."

Their parents must have encouraged robust argument at the dinner table. And galactic ambitions.