President Biden's U.S. ambassador to Japan and a longtime Democrat operative is considering a run for chair of the Democratic National Committee, according to sources within the DNC orbit. Rahm Emanuel, who has an extensive political background including serving in President Bill Clinton's administration, Congress, as Chief of Staff for former President Obama, and as the Mayor of Chicago, has been reaching out to DNC committee members as he contemplates a bid to succeed the current chair, Jaimie Harrison.
Harrison, whose term is up early next year, is unlikely to seek re-election following the recent disappointing election results for the Democrats. Emanuel, who has spent the past four years as the U.S. ambassador to Japan during the Biden administration, has garnered support from influential figures within the Democratic Party, including veteran Democratic strategist David Axelrod.
