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Win ProjectionsNEWSLETTERSThe PulseDelivering the top stories in sports, Sunday to Friday.See all newslettersPLAYConnections: Sports Edition Connections: Soccer Edition Connections Coach U.S.InternationalCanadaEspa\u00f1ol\u4e2d\u6587Rahm Emanuel, Eyeing 2028, Makes His 2026 PlayThe longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party\u2019s push to win back Congress. After that, he\u2019ll think about the next presidential race.Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and chief of staff to President Barack Obama, has been recruiting Democratic House candidates and helping to guide their campaigns.Credit...Lexi Parra\/The New York TimesSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTListen \u00b7 10:05 min Share full articleBy Shane GoldmacherShane Goldmacher is a national political correspondent.Sept. 26, 2026At a private dinner of branzino and salad at Centrolina in Washington this month, Rahm Emanuel offered a dozen of the top Democratic recruits for the U.S. House some guidance for the final fall sprint.The role was familiar for him. Twenty years ago, Mr. Emanuel led House Democrats\u2019 campaign arm when the party made big gains in red corners of the country.Now he ticked through how the current environment was \u201ceerily similar\u201d to 2006.\u201cUnpopular war: check, check,\u201d Mr. Emanuel recounted in a later interview. \u201cUnpopular president: check, check. Massive corruption throughout the system: check, check. Spiking energy prices: check, check.\u201dAs Mr. Emanuel, the longtime Democratic insider, not so quietly explores a run for president in 2028, he has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party\u2019s push to flip the House this fall.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTHe has made calls to recruit candidates, traveled for events in swing districts, offered private guidance to candidates on campaign ads, events and messaging. He has rolled out alliterative slogans \u2014 \u201cgreed, grievance and grandeur\u201d is his latest about President Trump \u2014 and policy proposals alike. And he speaks regularly with Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader, serving as an informal sounding board for the potential next speaker.\u201cWe\u2019re in frequent communication at least every other week,\u201d Mr. Jeffries said in an interview, noting that Mr. Emanuel sometimes provided readouts of how candidates were performing on the trail. \u201cRahm\u2019s perspective is always thoughtful, frank, insightful and helpful.\u201dMr. Emanuel, 66, has as long and varied a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as any Democrat. He served in the Clinton White House in the 1990s, as a key congressional lieutenant for Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the 2000s, as the first White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama and later as Chicago mayor.ImageMr. Emanuel with President Bill Clinton in 1997.Credit...Stephen Crowley\/The New York TimesImageMr. Emanuel, then the mayor of Chicago, with President Barack Obama in Chicago in 2013.Credit...Stephen Crowley\/The New York TimesAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTImageMr. Emanuel, with his wife, Amy Rule, served as ambassador to Japan under President Joseph R. Biden Jr.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York TimesOn Tuesday, Mr. Emanuel is set to host a fund-raiser in Chicago for five women in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee\u2019s \u201cRed to Blue\u201d program. He said he hoped to raise $60,000 to $75,000 for each of them this election cycle.But while Mr. Emanuel has campaigned for multiple House candidates in swing seats, few seemed eager to get on the phone to discuss his exact role.Denise Powell, a Democrat trying to flip a House seat in Nebraska, said in a statement that she appreciated Mr. Emanuel\u2019s visit with her on a picket line. \u201cHaving the support of experienced Democratic leaders like Rahm \u2014 people who know how to win tough fights \u2014 has been invaluable,\u201d she said.Some progressives cast doubt on any insights from a Democrat who is the opposite of a fresh face and who works for a Wall Street firm.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cHe\u2019s like the political equivalent of Windows 95 \u2014 an operating system without an application in the modern era,\u201d said Maurice Mitchell, the national director of the Working Families Party, a progressive group. \u201cI don\u2019t know what counsel he has to offer people who are running in competitive elections in 2026.\u201dFor his part, Mr. Emanuel said he had a history of winning. And while he did not shy away from the fact that fresh alliances he is forging in these House races could help him if he does, in fact, run for president in 2028, he was also clear that his efforts were not driven by higher ambitions.\u201cWhen I got up in Western Michigan to fly out to Summit, N.J., at 4:30 in the morning \u2014 that ain\u2019t what it is,\u201d he said of appearing with battleground House candidates like Sean McCann in Michigan and Rebecca Bennett in New Jersey. \u201cI\u2019m not saying it\u2019s zero. But it is not a hundred percent. It\u2019s not even 50 percent.\u201d\u2018Chemistry for a Wave\u2019When Mr. Emanuel returned from a stint as ambassador to Japan under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in early 2025, he reached out to Mr. Jeffries and offered to help recapture the House in any way possible.Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. It's a pivotal moment for American politics. Join us for 2026 and beyond. Get it sent to your inbox.\u201cIt\u2019s very simple,\u201d Mr. Emanuel said. \u201cWe win the House and it\u2019s the first day of the end of the Trump presidency, and it is the most important thing to do.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTRight now, he projected that Democrats would pick up a \u201clow end\u201d of 10 to 12 seats this fall, and on the \u201chigh end, 15 to 17.\u201d\u201cIndependents are breaking our way,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a low turnout among Republicans. That is a chemistry for a wave. That\u2019s the law of physics. That is what determined \u201994. That is what determined \u201906. That is what determined \u201908. That is what determined 2010. That is what determined 2018.\u201dHe is tapping an unrivaled Rolodex to ensure Democrats maximize their chances, estimating that he texts and talks with, on average, around 70 people a day. \u201cIt can go three figures,\u201d he said.The interactions often put a premium on efficiency.\u201cTalking to Rahm, it\u2019s like middle-age married sex,\u201d said John Anzalone, a Democratic pollster who has known him for decades. \u201cIt\u2019s focused. You know what you\u2019re going for. And it\u2019s short.\u201dFor Love of the GameAt times, speaking with Mr. Emanuel can feel like watching a comedian workshop his material, making sure the lines land just right.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cHe gets an arch \u2014 and you can\u2019t afford a meal at the Golden Arch.\u201d\u201cHe gets a $450 million plane \u2014 you get $4.50 of gas.\u201dThen Mr. Emanuel explains why he phrased it exactly that way.\u201cYou\u2019ve got to drive the corruption and the greed into people\u2019s own wallet,\u201d he said of how Democrats should frame the Trump agenda. \u201cIt\u2019s not just that he\u2019s getting rich. You\u2019re getting poor.\u201dOther potential 2028 candidates would begin the race with clearer constituencies. He hasn\u2019t won an election since before Mr. Trump\u2019s first term \u2014 and it was for municipal office. Still, few can match the sheer number of Mr. Emanuel\u2019s reps in the political game.ImageFor months, Mr. Emanuel has been unveiling plans \u2014 either for his party to take up or, maybe, for him to promote during a presidential run.Credit...Lexi Parra\/The New York TimesThe first of his nearly 4,000 appearances in the pages of The New York Times came way back in 1987, when he made a cameo in an article as a young strategist for House Democrats\u2019 campaign arm. He was advising political action committees on where to send their money.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cYes, people could graduate, I suppose,\u201d he said of his enduring passion for working on House races. He added: \u201cMaybe this is my postdoctoral work. Maybe I did my B.A. and I\u2019m working on my postdoctorate?\u201dSo what part of politics does he like the most?\u201cI like it all,\u201d Mr. Emanuel said, before stopping himself. \u201cI mean, I don\u2019t want to say that.\u201dBut he just did?\u201cNo,\u201d Mr. Emanuel corrected. \u201cI cut myself off.\u201dAllies in AlliterationMr. Emanuel\u2019s disdain for his party\u2019s left flank is palpable. Democratic socialists, he said, don\u2019t even belong in the party until they reverse their positions on key issues.\u201cSome people want to do oligarchy tours,\u201d he said, nodding to the rallies held last year by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. \u201cI want to do majority tours. That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing with my time.\u201dFor months, Mr. Emanuel has been unveiling plans \u2014 either for his party to take up or, maybe, for him to promote during a presidential run.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSome aim to tap into the same populist anger the left has sought to harness, minus the progressivism. He called last year for the United States to ban social media for those under 16. And in Texas this past week, he released a five-point plan to counter corruption in Washington (the proposals included no stock trading, no prediction-market trading, and mandatory retirement at 75).Mr. Emanuel has also rolled out a series of education proposals, including on early childhood reading and higher education, hoping Democrats can reclaim their traditional edge on the issue.He has honed catchphrases, too.In May 2025, he wrote that Democrats could win against Mr. Trump by focusing on \u201cthree C\u2019s: corruption, chaos and cruelty.\u201d A few weeks earlier, Mr. Jeffries had used similar wording \u2014 \u201cchaos, cruelty and corruption\u201d \u2014 at a news conference about the administration\u2019s first 100 days.\u201cLet\u2019s just say there was creative tension,\u201d Mr. Emanuel said. \u201cI used it on CNN once, but I\u2019ll let \u2014 it\u2019s his, he\u2019s a leader.\u201dBoth men have since moved on. Mr. Emanuel now has his \u201cgreed, grievance and grandeur\u201d line. For his part, Mr. Jeffries said, \u201cThe phrase that we\u2019ve been using from the beginning has been cost, care and combating corruption.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMr. Emanuel, when told by a reporter that he seemed to be constantly tinkering with his message, replied, \u201cWho doesn\u2019t?\u201dBut few do it this much.\u201cWell, OK, I have a degenerate \u2014 I\u2019m on the spectrum, OK?\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m self-aware. I am on the spectrum!\u201dAnd with that he was off to his next appointment.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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