Subject: Donilon Seen as Favorite to Replace Rahm
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:56:21 -0400

Donilon Seen as Favorite to Replace Rahm
Amid speculation White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will leave to run for Mayor of Chicago, Politico reports the most likely candidate to replace him "is Tom Donilon, a deputy national security adviser, whose political experience goes back to the Carter-Mondale campaign. Donilon earned his chops in government as the first assistant secretary of State for public affairs under President Bill Clinton."

"Another possible prospect is Ron Klain, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, who has served in string of sensitive positions, including chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore chief of staff during the 1996 reelection campaign."

First Read: "On Today, White House adviser David Axelrod said there are plenty of folks in the White House ready to fill "the breech." Is that a hint the replacement could come from the current team? Sure sounds like it, and keep this in mind: The four people in the West Wing who will have the most influence on the president about the next chief of staff are: Rahm, Axelrod, Gibbs, and VP Biden."

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