{"id":13372,"date":"2026-06-09T16:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13372"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:02:36","slug":"rahm-emanuels-uphill-climb-in-new-hampshire-tests-a-2028-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13372","title":{"rendered":"Rahm Emanuel\u2019s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

By STEVEN SLOAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

WARNER, N.H. (AP) \u2014 For Rahm Emanuel, the road to the White House runs through the uphill climbs of rural New Hampshire.<\/p>

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The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn\u2019t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington. But his weekend trip through the state that typically holds the first presidential primary was hardly subtle.<\/p>\n

There were the union hall visits and intimate house parties, staples of New Hampshire political rituals. At one event in the backyard of a handsome home in Concord, Emanuel greeted voters and practiced a stump speech that highlighted strains on the middle class and the excesses of the tax system.<\/p>\n

And then there was the bike tour.<\/p>\n

Over the course of three days, Emanuel pedaled more than 117 miles across New Hampshire from Portsmouth on the coast to Hanover on the Vermont border in what he dubbed the \u201cSpin-Free Tour,\u201d a nod to his blunt demeanor that he sees as an asset for a Democratic Party trying to move beyond its devastating losses in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cTough times require a tough leader,\u201d Emanuel told The Associated Press during a break at a coffee shop in Warner. \u201cI don\u2019t think this is just about learning the words to \u2018Kumbaya.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For someone who has spent the better part of three decades in the highest orbits of political power, the 66-year-old Emanuel is in the unusual position of lacking a natural platform. His likely rivals in a Democratic presidential contest are mostly younger and, as governors, senators or a recently departed vice president, can more easily attract attention.<\/p>

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And despite his thick resume, Emanuel isn\u2019t especially well known outside political circles, as demonstrated by a woman who asked who he was after he left the coffee shop. When informed that it was Emanuel and that he was considering a campaign, she responded, \u201cA campaign for what?\u201d<\/p>\n