Rahm Emanuel wins the Mayor's Race in Chicago

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

For a man that is so dedicated to the cause of President Barack Obama, the former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel took a very calculated risk. Rahm had decided to run in the Chicago mayor's race. Tonight, it is confirmed that he indeed won the election with 55% of the vote and is the new Chicago mayor. He didn't succeed without a few bumps though. For a while, he had to fight off an accusation that he was not a legal resident of Chicago and could not run. The reason for the accusation is because when he left Chicago to work with President Obama in Washington, he rented out his home in Chicago. But he maintained that he never gave up his residency, and in front of an election board hearing in December. There were various conflicting rulings but the Supreme Court finally ruled unanimously that he was allowed to leave his name on the ballot.
The great thing about his win was that prior to his running for Mayor, not too many people knew of him except with his association with Barack Obama as chief of staff. But he made sure that many people would know who he was. He delivered a variety of high-profile campaign speeches. He traveled like a madman, as he made at least 357 stops to meet with voters. He visited 229 community locations - schools, churches and grocery stores. How about 110 subway stations. It was like he was running for President. After he won, he spoke with President Obama this evening and the President congratulated him for a job well done.