Obama reacts to report about Rahm Emanuel approached to be White House chief of staff

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Obama reacts to report about Rahm Emanuel approached to be White House chief of staff
By Lynn Sweeton October 30, 2008 8:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
COLUMBIA, MO--Barack Obama was asked Thursday night about an AP report that Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) has been approached to be a chief of staff in an Obama White House.

On the tarmac after landing, Washington Times reporter Christina Bellantoni asked Obama about a possible Emanuel appointment.

"I'm trying to win an election..." Obama said.

Is that a no?

"Plouffe is my chief of staff," Obama said, a reference to his campaign chief of staff, David Plouffe.

I asked Obama chief strategist David Axelrod--who has also been Emanuel's media consultant--about the report.

"Don't believe everything you read. I don't," Axelrod said.

Obama reacts to report about Rahm Emanuel approached to be White House chief of staff