Emanuel at the Epicenter - Then and Now

New York Times by Peter Baker | Oct. 22, 2009 (Review)

Mr. Emanuel was the driving force behind the Democratic campaign to recapture the House and he hunted down candidates even in unfriendly, conservative districts to find the 15 additional seats he needed. Idealism, as the film vividly shows, took a back seat to the crass bottom-line calculation of who could win. Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 22, 2009

Very one-sided discussion of Rahm Emanuel's work on convincing Democrats to run for office and its effect. Would have been much better if it had included at least a minimal discussion of the effects within the Democratic Party on some of the people who lost nominations and on their supporters. A discussion of Christine Cegelis and her supporters would have added both context and breadth.

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