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Rahm couldn't have planned this better if he had protested his own legitimacy.
There has been more discussion over his eligibility than the issues.
It's kept his name in the spotlight,overshadowed his opponents and even managed to garner him sympathy, in effect transforming Rahm the insiders insider to Rahm the underdog.
Meanwhile his war chest brims from millions donated by the elite in DC all the way to Hollywood.
It's a tale right at home in the former swamp we now know as Chicago.
Emmanuel didn't live in Chicago the past two years and does not belong on the ballot.
This just goes to show that it's still about "who you know" in Chicago politics.
I think it goes to show that you lack understanding of the law.
If the race is non-partisan and if the husband of one of the supreme court justices (which court ruled unanimously) is supporting someone other than Rahm, I fail to see where politics entered into the mix.
Emmanuel didn't live in Chicago the past two years and does not belong on the ballot.
This just goes to show that it's still about "who you know" in Chicago politics. I feel bad for Mosely Braun.
Actually, the law in Illinois clearly states that if one goes to work for either the military or the federal government in a different location, one does not lose residency in their former municipality.
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