As Twitchy has reported, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that he’s abandoning his bid for a third term and will not run for re-election.
Even liberal ThinkProgress has called his two terms “disastrous” for Chicago:
Rahm Emanuel abandons bid for third term after 8 disastrous years for Chicago https://t.co/2yDZnMSwBs pic.twitter.com/QaL7NOOt83
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 4, 2018
Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce is pretty sure she knows why Emanuel picked now to make his announcement:
When there's nothing left to ruin or destroy… Rahm Emanuel calls it quits. https://t.co/BufLrlFU3I
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) September 4, 2018
Pretty much.
Rahm Emanuel: "Tough choice, but my work is done here." pic.twitter.com/lf5CXEewdK
— ? Steven Douglas ?? (@StevieDougie) September 4, 2018
Chicago murder rate still soaring, crime rates on the rise. Job well done, Mayor. #MissionAccomplished
— Harold Dyche (@hfd2) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/callmepete1/status/1037022093777481729
'Ram Man,' ditches/bails after tearing Chicago down to unprecedented lawlessness, during his Sham Wow term.@POTUS, Send The National Guard to CHICAGO, This Hour, TODAY!!
— Paul Bastkowski (@PaulyBowz) September 4, 2018
He knows he will never get reelected so that was an easy decision.
— 2REASON (@rdcaccavale) September 4, 2018
The man was up to his neck in blood; the coward had no place to hide…
— dave peavey (@0hi0pv) September 4, 2018
Hey, he tried: he kicked off that “Put the Guns Down” initiative the day after 20 were shot; 15 people were shot and 3 killed that weekend.
I guess he realized he couldn't tap dance around the 1,000 shootings since Memorial Day stat. Bye Rahm, please collect your things and go.
— RuthP. (@Mspen219) September 4, 2018
Fair point:
Rahm Emanuel didn't destroy Chicago alone. Plenty of Democrats had a hand in its demise for over nearly a century.
— Kate's Daily Bread? (@KateBochte) September 4, 2018
One thing is for sure. Rahm, the elected mayor, didn't do a damn thing to help the situation either.
— ErroneousAnt™⭐⭐⭐ (@ErroneousAnt) September 4, 2018
Very true.
— Kate's Daily Bread? (@KateBochte) September 4, 2018
Translation – "I have enriched myself as much as I can in this position, it's time to move on to another power grab before I start being held accountable for my feckless "leadership".
— Mel Kerner (@MelKerner) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/cindy_uzzell/status/1037030591638761472
He said one truth- "this has been the job of a lifetime". Exactly why we need TERM LIMITS!
— Bren G (@sweetbreng) September 4, 2018
Oh really, the job of a lifetime? How many lifetimes of others did u sacrifice so you could have “The job of a lifetime” ?
— tmypupsnug (@Tmypupsnuge) September 4, 2018
He knows he couldn’t get re-elected so taking his pouty I’m a great guy this isn’t my fault face and going home. He has been a wreck for Chicago. I’ve lived there my whole life and never felt unsafe in the city until his lack of leadership.
— Mary Witkowski (@mpbw) September 4, 2018
Don't wait for the election… resign now for the sake of thousand suffering in the war zone you've created in a once proud and civilized city… Chicago.
— Bary Kauffman (@BaryKauffman) September 4, 2018
Radio host Mark Simone is pretty jazzed:
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has come up with a great way to save lives – he just announced he won’t seek re-election. Chicago already planning a victory celebration.
— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) September 4, 2018
Do they still have those fireworks they were saving for Hillary’s victory party?
Related:
Rahm Emanuel declares Chicago not just a sanctuary city, but a ‘Trump-free zone’ https://t.co/e9gUducu2d
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2017
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