Emanuel-Rauner ties create campaign subplot [View all]
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just a few months before announcing plans to become Chicago's next Democratic mayor, Rahm Emanuel strolled down the gravel path to a Montana resort restaurant with Republican businessman Bruce Rauner, both men smiling as they carried bottles of wine..
In his hand, Emanuel carried a bottle of Napa Valley Reserve. The wine — which a spokeswoman says was not Emanuel's — is so exclusive it is available only through a private vineyard whose members pay six figures to join the club.
It was not the only time Emanuel, then chief of staff to President Barack Obama, has been a guest of the venture capitalist, who owns thousands of acres of ranchland and homes out West. Their relationship — steeped in the high-stakes investment banking business and a shared approach to remaking public education — is no secret to anyone who follows Illinois politics.
Still, the 2010 scene along the banks of the Yellowstone River underscores one of the most intriguing subplots of the fall election season: How deep are their ties, and how will that alliance play out as Rauner seeks to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Emanuel launches his 2015 re-election campaign?
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