Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel “is about as partisan a Democrat as there is in this country. But to win a second term and avoid a humiliating defeat, he’ll need to win over and turn out the small number of Republicans in the city,” National Journal reports.
“Emanuel isn’t openly telegraphing his runoff strategy, but signs of his reliance on the party he has worked to oppose his whole career are everywhere.”
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