A news frenzy has emerged in recent weeks around Rahm Emanuel’s potential 2028 presidential run. To dispel with any suspense: I know Rahm well — and, no, I don’t know whether he will run.

I do know this: Any conventional wisdom diminishing his ability to compete is unwise. That’s because Emanuel can’t be easily discounted. He deserves more than just casual observation.

It’s not easy. As I’ve said in several interviews, he may be the best-known American political leader that most people don’t really know. To understand Emanuel requires the delicate separation of caricature from his character.

First the caricature. Like most exaggerated imagery, there is a foundational realism. Emanuel is combative, brash, profane. Yes, he did once

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