Rahm Emanuel says Joe Biden is showing 'discipline' in his 2020 bid
CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel leaves the Chicago mayor’s office defiant toward his critics on the left and encouraged — though noncommittal — about Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden’s campaign.
Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff from 2009 to 2010 following a six-year tenure in the House, says that progressive concerns about Biden’s record are proving overstated. “Joe Biden was being told three months ago by activists, ‘You need to apologize for the Violence Against Women Act, for the assault weapons ban, for community policing, for the biggest investments in the crime bill,’” Emanuel said.
And he argues that attacks lobbed at Biden over his hand in crafting the 1994 crime bill have not actually undercut his standing among African-Americans in crucial primary bellwethers like South Carolina. Emanuel has had his own strained relationship with progressives in a city where he’s considered too moderate. Even after achieving a $13-an-hour minimum wage in Chicago, “I got yelled at for not getting $15 — meanwhile, Illinois was at $7.25,” he said. “I would just say to the left: It explains sometimes why you don’t win.”
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