Two people close to Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he will resign as White House chief of staff on Friday, and will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by meeting with voters in the city on Monday.
The two people familiar with his plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not want to pre-empt Emanuel's announcement, said he will return to Chicago over the weekend and begin touring neighborhoods on Monday.
"He intends to run for mayor," one of the people told The Associated Press.
Both people said they did not know when Emanuel would make an official announcement about his mayoral bid but that he would launch a website with a message to Chicago voters in the near future.
Not going to retire the tag, but a Chief of Staff leaving a month before election day is about as "screw you" as it comes. I said I wanted him gone and now he is. Obama said he would go after the midterms, Rahmbo apparently had other ideas.
Funny. Doesn't feel much like any sort of victory for Obama here.
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Abandon the sinking ship
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