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2008
In both instances, “the lesson is to do what you got elected to do,” said Mr. Emanuel. “Do what you talked about on the campaign. If you got elected, that’s what people expect. Don’t go off on tangents where part of your party is demanding an ideological litmus test.”
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“The American people penalized the candidate who talked about small things and rewarded the candidate who talked about big things,” he said as our conversation wound down. “You can’t win an election where the American people want to talk about one thing and your candidate wants to talk about something else. The American people are unbelievably pragmatic. Have confidence in their pragmatism. It’s the operating philosophy of our country.

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