He's not running, no if, ands or buts.....
He plays with the idea every few years as a publicity stunt, but he has no intention of ever running for office, at all.
He's also, not exactly a leftist or a conservative or a moderate, he a publicity seeker, who is indifferent to anything that doesn't affect his bottom line....
Sidenote: His political advisor is Roger Stone........that tells you everything.
Hollywood helps Rahm haul in $10.6M
Snip: But Emanuel’s stunning multi-million haul wasn’t limited to the bright lights of the sunset strip — it also included huge payouts from CEOs and hedge fund managers across from New York to Silicon Valley, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Donald Trump and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
From another thread here on FR today.
“He just announced on Wolf Blitzer he’s thinking of running for President as a Republican”