Emanuel has 'no doubt' he'll win ballot fight

[qui_est_ce]

St Louis Post-Dispatch

CHICAGO (AP) – Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says there is “no doubt” that he will prevail in his fight to run for Chicago mayor.

Emanuel told reporters on Monday that an appeals court ruling to boot him off the Feb. 22 ballot is just one turn in the road.

The appeals court ruled 2-1 that Emanuel’s name can’t be on the ballot because he didn’t live in Chicago for the year prior to the election.

Emanuel moved back to Chicago in October after living in Washington while working as President Barack Obama’s chief of staff.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

An Illinois appellate court on Monday threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn’t live in the city in the year before the election.

The decision put Emanuel’s candidacy into doubt a month before the election. He had been considered the front-runner and had raised more money than any other candidate.

The court voted 2-1 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would have kept his name on the Feb. 22 ballot.

 

[Roselle]

Oh, shocking, Rahm is now back on the ballet. I wonder if Illinois will be taking back the title of most corrupt state from NJ this year?

michellemalkin.com/2011/01/25/chicago-way-rahm-emanuel-back-on-the-ballot/

 

[irishpatrick]

Oh, shocking, Rahm is now back on the ballet. I wonder if Illinois will be taking back the title of most corrupt state from NJ this year?

michellemalkin.com/2011/01/25/chicago-way-rahm-emanuel-back-on-the-ballot/

Did anyone doubt this?

 

[timotheos]

Chicago. That toddlin’ town.

The two are meant for each other.