Rahm Emanuel Makes Nice as Chicago Election Bypasses Pension Morass

The former White House and congressional political enforcer has been thrust back on his heels in his bid for a second term.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets residents inside a restaurant during a lunch stop on election day February 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicagoans could be forgiven if they found the humble man in the V-neck sweater unfamiliar.

“I can rub people the wrong way, or talk when I should listen,” a contrite Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in a television ad aimed at soothing a restive electorate.