Overview
- Emanuel worked the New Hampshire circuit with a Stand Up New Hampshire town hall Sunday, a Politics & Eggs address Monday at Saint Anselm College, and an education roundtable with U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander.
- He told local outlets he is weighing a 2028 presidential bid and wants to hear from voters across the country before making a decision.
- He sketched a platform that stresses tougher border enforcement, more police on the beat, education investment, and a proposed nationwide ban on most social media for children under 16, which he frames as a public health issue like smoking.
- He pushed back on calls to center candidate identity in 2028 and said Democrats should rally around ideas that help working families, while faulting the party for losing focus in recent years.
- He has been touring early and battleground states including Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada, with a South Carolina stop expected this week, testing retail politics to boost name recognition in a state where recent polls show other Democrats ahead.