And he is aiming to take the “sane guy” lane. And indeed, he has very little competition there–it’s basically empty…
The Wall Street Journal’s John McCormick wrote in September of 2025 that while Emanuel’s “centrist message clashes with an insurgent progressive base mesmerized by figures such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” and other Democratic Socialists, “the seriousness of Emanuel’s ambitions was obvious throughout his two-day visit” to — you guessed it — Des Moines, Iowa.
A little sample of what is going on:
- There’s Nothing Democratic About These Socialists —Jonathan Chait
- No more appeasement. Democrats need to fight the DSA —Jon Cowan and Matt Bennett
- The left-wing faction is hijacking the Democratic Party —James Kirchick
- DSA: Progressive or REGRESSIVE? —Van Jones
And don’t even get me started on James Carville’s plastering of the hard Left…
But here’s the thing Emanuel either doesn’t recognize or can’t afford to publicly recognize: Having no inherent limiting principles, the center-left eventually loses out to the hardcore lefties.
The Bolsheviks always slaughter the Mensheviks. And the Mensheviks always fail to see it coming.
Every. Single. Time.
Boy, am I gonna enjoy watching THIS!