CHICAGO - Rahm Emanuel has always claimed that his city is Chicago - Tuesday, voters here that more than ever by the election of former White House chief of staff of Mayors.
In Chicago, the first election in 64 years without a mayor sitting on the ballot, the man who made his name as firepower Beltway convinced voters in the Midway, he considered the right person for Work, Richard Daley, M. more than two decades.
Read more"Are you sure you know how a guy feel at home," said Emanuel, as he began his speech in a room of the local union with family, friends and supporters toting placards with the names of neighborhoods Chicago handwritten packing in Sharpie marker celebrated his victory.
"Tonight we can so we can really do - and as a city of opportunity," he said. "[Today] is only the beginning. That's what I feel and I know it's your meaning. We have not won anything until a child can go to school thinking their education and their safety. ... For the parents of the child to talk about their work, not where they're going to find work, we have gained nothing. "
Tuesday night, Emanuel won one of the most powerful urban parks in the nation backup practice well above the 50 percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff against his closest opponent, former Adjutant Daley of Chicago and Gery Chico schools chief, over 30 points.
But it was not always easy to sell. And the road, even Emanuel acknowledged in his speech here is not easy.
It was a struggle to stay for months and threatened to keep Emanuel election until the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled in his favor last month. There were loads, Emanuel, a brash pol with a deep Rolodex known, was also "outsidery" fell for the "Windy City" - and while the record $ 11.9 million he raised from Wall Street, Hollywood helped him in his office, He is certainly didn 't help looking.
In particular, there was the persistent question of how a person could not Daley appointed the serious problems of the city, that address the Inspector General estimated the deficit $ 1000000000 on one of the highest dropout rate in the nation.
Ultimately decided that Chicago Emanuel, the son of a surgeon, Albany Park in October at the White House on a cold Friday only to arrive back "home" on Monday morning, the questions was greater than the sum these candidates. In a rare emotional moment, choking Emanuel, to thank his wife Amy - said he, "the rock" was his family and through the trials of the track instead.
Now, more than 100 "L" has to gain from 350 retail stores and thousands of handshakes later, the hometown feeling Emanuel campaign, the city's most powerful office in turn must - Obama borrowed from his former boss, President Barack - a campaign to save the future of the city.
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