The list of Democrats rumored to be considering bids to fill Rahm Emanuel's 5th District seat has now grown well past a dozen. Today, Crain's Greg Hinz dropped this monkey wrench into the process:
Meanwhile, there’s an intriguing wrinkle in the race for Mr. Emanuel’s seat: talk that he really only wants to serve as chief of staff for two years, and wants a mere seat-warmer who would give the job back when Rahm so requests.
Mr. Emanuel’s spokeswoman terms that talk “false and ridiculous.” But at least one source, who claims to have discussed the possibility with Rahmbo personally, says he really was reluctant to give up the seat and really would like to keep his options open to reclaim it down the road.
If that talk is true, look for municipal finance banker John Borovicka, Mr. Emanuel’s chief of staff, to run for the House and for Mr. Emanuel to cut lots of Chicago-style deals to get it for him.
Since he accepted the job as incoming White House chief of staff, Rahm's potential role in the special election process has been a big question mark. I'd been wondering whether he'd ultimately endorse someone or work behind the scenes to make sure his favored candidate got the seat. But Hinz's scooplet creates a whole new level of intrigue.
Carl Nyberg (not verified) on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 14:55
The Obama administration takes office three weeks into January, 2009.
Nominating petitions for the 2010 election are due in the second (?) week of December, 2009.
Serving as Obama COS and running in 2010 just don't seem like they are compatible activities.
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