Watch Out for Rahm and Cuomo in 2016

March 12, 2014

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RUSH: I looked it up last night. Back in July of 2013, I wanted to find the earliest I had made reference to something. So I searched my own archives, and I found the first mention of it was July 30th of 2013. It was a program featuring a segment that we highlighted at RushLimbaugh.com with the headline, “Don’t Buy the Inevitability of Mrs. Clinton.” The point is, I actually uttered the following:

“I think the contest in 2016 on the Democrat side is gonna be between Rahm Emanuel and Andrew Cuomo.” And then I jokingly said, “Chris Christie,” meaning he may have to defeat one of those two for the nomination. “What? What are you saying, that Christie would have to enter the Democrat primary?” Yeah. That’s it. I was joking around with that last part, but you know, everybody says it’s Mrs. Clinton.

Here we go again. The conventional wisdom is it’s Hillary and she’s unbeatable, and I said way back in July: Don’t be surprised if the contest, if the Democrat primary in 2016, features others. I’m not saying Hillary isn’t gonna run, but the idea that she’s the only one in the primary? My point was, look out for Rahm Emanuel and Andrew Cuomo. Well, the story yesterday that I held over to today because I didn’t get to it, was from TheHill.com.

“Cuomo Quietly Prepares for 2016.” Oh, yes. Your beloved host, El Rushbo. I’m telling you, I know what these people are going to do oftentimes before they do it. “New York governor Andrew Cuomo,” The Hill says, “is quietly positioning himself as a social liberal and fiscal centrist as he awaits Hillary Clinton’s decision on whether to run for president,” and the other half of my prediction would be Rahm Emanuel, and that may be a little bit of a long shot.