Speaking of Money Influencing Races ...

Carol Moseley Braun (remember her?)
another possible candidate to replace Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, sounds off on Rahm:

"On this day when President Obama and Illinois Democrats are still recovering from the painful political debacle that he was the architect of, Rahm Emanuel is off in Hollywood hanging out with bankers and billionaires,” Braun said in a written statement.

“But maybe Hollywood is where he belongs because the story of how he *helped* the Obama administration when he was chief of staff is indeed fiction. Rahm Emanuel cut and ran after pushing policies that lead to the biggest Democratic Party political loss in 27 years. He left the President holding the bag. If Rahm abandoned the President of the United States, what makes anybody think heʼll stick by regular Chicagoans?”
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Emanuel was traveling to Los Angeles on Thursday for a fundraiser organized by his brother, Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel. Entertainment executive David Geffen is hosting the fundraiser at his home.