The media coverage was less than stellar, with the Chicago Sun-Times questioning whether Emanuel meets the residency requirement and The New York Times spotlighting a photo of a voter placing her hand back inside her jacket when he reached out for a handshake.

POLITICO reported that the former chief of staff’s “Glad to be home video” was actually filmed in Washington, delighting the conservative blogosphere, while yet another report from the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation provided fodder to his opponents as it detailed the many visits to Emanuel’s White House office by members of Chicago’s rich and powerful set.

And then there was Valerie Jarrett, the Chicago power player turned White House adviser, who dodged an opportunity to endorse Emanuel during an interview Monday.