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There’s a good profile of the DCCC’s Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Chicago) in Rolling Stone. Chicagoans are well familiar with Emanuel, but I don’t think he’s as much of a known quantity nationally. This is the guy tasked with taking back the House, though, so he's worth knowing. I’m interested to hear your thoughts—are you familiar with him? Were you aware of his role in the Clinton White House? What do you think of him?

One of the things that has always stuck me about Emanuel when I see him on one a show like Meet the Press, is that his “legendary intensity” and infamous “hyperactivity of an attack dog straining at the leash” and tendency toward “constantly fidgeting, gesturing, spinning” often come across as nervousness. He tries to calm himself down, but it doesn’t work. I kind of wish he’d just let himself be nutzoid, like Carville. It might suit him better.