Two Emanuel allies back long-shot candidate for president.
Rahm Emanuel was an early supporter of Hillary Clintons latest bid for the White House, but Clinton hasnt convinced even some of the mayors allies here that she can win the presidency this year.
A couple of major players with deep ties to Emanuel have thrown their support instead to former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley, one of Clintons rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Former Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes is OMalleys campaign chairman in this state. Hynes endorsed Emanuel in his first campaign for mayor, showing him around his native Southwest Side at a time when the former White House chief of staff and congressman had few good friends in Chicago outside of his old North Side district.
OMalleys fundraising chairman in Illinois is Michael Forde, who was part of the high-powered legal team that helped Emanuel fight off a challenge to his residency status and stay on the 2011 mayoral ballot. . .
While Clintons strongest competitor for the Democratic nomination U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont spoke to a big crowd at his alma mater, the University of Chicago, on Monday, OMalley quietly passed through town this week for two fundraisers.
Munum Manny Naeem, a United Airlines vice president, held an event for OMalley in Naperville on Sunday evening, and there was a breakfast fundraiser Monday at the home of David Korman, the chief legal officer for the Guggenheim Partners financial services firm.
Other local contributors to OMalley include John W. Rogers Jr., the investor who was a major backer of President Barack Obama, and real estate developer Sean Conlon, according to federal campaign finance records.
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