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Rahm Emanuel: “The biggest story of this election will be Democrats winning in red districts and flipping them or red states…”

Featuring: Rahm Emanuel, Democratic | Former Mayor of Chicago, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan | Illinois

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Doesn't that run the risk of splitting the vote, that message see in November? No. Well, let me, I'm being very clear. I, as I said just two questions ago, The biggest story of this election will be Democrats winning in red districts and flipping them or red states flipping them. And one of the pieces of that coalition will be Romney Republicans and independent voters who have walked away from the Republican Party. (09:18–09:28)

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Asserts that Democrats will win and flip red districts and states in the election.

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