President Luis Gutierrez? Latino group begins draft movement

*Here’s the timeline: Centro Sin Fronteras will begin gathering signatures on a petition on Nov. 4. If Pres. Obama doesn’t act on immigration by Nov. 27 CSF will act on the petitions gathered. VL

By Greg Hinz, Crain’s Chigaco Business

Is America ready for another president from Chicago?

Ready or not, a group of Latino activists have begun plugging the possibility of “drafting” Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez for the job, and the Northwest Side Democrat appears to be keeping the door open to a possible race, at least a crack.

In a phone interview yesterday, Mr. Gutierrez flatly declared, “I’m not running for president.” Yet he repeatedly declined to say whether he might change his mind if the Chicagoan who now holds the job, Barack Obama, fails to deliver on his promise to enact significant national immigration reform in late fall, right after the Nov. 4 election.

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