Obama Cabinet Predictions: Who Could Get Picked?
Sam Stein
HuffPost
UPDATED on November 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Even before Barack Obama's historic victory, Washington was abuzz over what a Democratic White House might resemble.
In recent days, an outline of an Obama administration has begun to emerge -- both in the rumor mill and in press reports. The campaign itself has specifically and repeatedly denied any efforts as such. But advisers to the Senator are well on their way to sketching out the staffing of key cabinet positions. And the picture presented is one of experience, talent and bipartisanship.
Chief of Staff
The key figure here is Rahm Emanuel, who has already been offered the job, according to several Democrats. While it was not clear he had accepted (his office denied an MSNBC report that he had), a rejection would amount to an unlikely public snub of the new president-elect within days of his electoral college landslide. People in the know, meanwhile, are saying the likelihood is Rahm will take the job (possibly as soon as Thursday morning) - he has experience in the White House, connections and respect on Capitol Hill, and the combative, competitive demeanor that might be an asset for the post.
If for some unforeseen reason Emanuel doesn't work out (sources say he's that much of a lock), the other name being bantered about is Tom Daschle, who has served as a key Obama adviser throughout the campaign and formerly served as Senate Majority Leader.
(More here.)
HuffPost
UPDATED on November 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Even before Barack Obama's historic victory, Washington was abuzz over what a Democratic White House might resemble.
In recent days, an outline of an Obama administration has begun to emerge -- both in the rumor mill and in press reports. The campaign itself has specifically and repeatedly denied any efforts as such. But advisers to the Senator are well on their way to sketching out the staffing of key cabinet positions. And the picture presented is one of experience, talent and bipartisanship.
Chief of Staff
The key figure here is Rahm Emanuel, who has already been offered the job, according to several Democrats. While it was not clear he had accepted (his office denied an MSNBC report that he had), a rejection would amount to an unlikely public snub of the new president-elect within days of his electoral college landslide. People in the know, meanwhile, are saying the likelihood is Rahm will take the job (possibly as soon as Thursday morning) - he has experience in the White House, connections and respect on Capitol Hill, and the combative, competitive demeanor that might be an asset for the post.
If for some unforeseen reason Emanuel doesn't work out (sources say he's that much of a lock), the other name being bantered about is Tom Daschle, who has served as a key Obama adviser throughout the campaign and formerly served as Senate Majority Leader.
(More here.)
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