Rahm Emanuel Announces He’s ‘Preparing’ To Run For Mayor (VIDEO)

And just like that Chief of Staff Rahm becomes candidate for Mayor of Chicago Rahm. Rahm Emanuel posted his first campaign video this afternoon announcing that he is launching a “Tell It Like It Is” neighborhood tour.

In the announcement he doesn’t technically say he is running for mayor, just that he is “preparing to run for mayor.” Also, among other things, Chicago can no longer have “gangbangers taking the lives of our schoolchildren.”

Chicago’s a world-class city today because of Mayor Daley’s leadership. He deserves our appreciation.

But we’re facing tremendous challenges – from attracting jobs to improving our schools to making ALL our neighborhoods safer.

To be the city we want to be, we can’t have gangbangers taking the lives of our schoolchildren.

And to be the city we want to be, we can no longer accept business-as-usual. In attacking our budget deficit, there must be no sacred cows. We should be guided only by the need to protect our neighbors and ensure taxpayer dollars aren’t wasted.

We need leadership that’s tough enough to say no when it needs to be said, and smart enough to know what government should do — and also what it can’t do.

Watch below. If you live in Chicago you can start telling Rahm how it is “in blunt, Chicago terms” starting tomorrow.

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