Rahm Emanuel makes his 2028 pitch over pizza in Chicago On The Road

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Jul 29, 202657:16News & Politics

Rahm Emanuel joins POLITICO's Jonathan Martin at Michael's Original Pizzeria on Chicago's North Side for a wide-ranging conversation about his political future, the Democratic Party's identity crisis and why he's serious...

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