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Rahm Emanuel: “This election is a referendum election on President Trump.”

Name: Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview
Uploaded: 2026-10-04T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 23 s
Description: Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview

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

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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview

Published October 4, 2026

But at the Same time, in 2018, Latino voters viewed Democrats more positively by 26 points. Do Democrats have a brand problem, Ambassador? Well, yes, in short order, but it's more important than that one. This election is a referendum election on President Trump. And the Republicans have given the president a get out of jail card pretty clearly. And all the corruption and affordability issues are all come together. (00:43–00:47)

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Asserts that the upcoming election is primarily a referendum on President Trump.

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