Word: caucus
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Arizona Democrats on Saturday also began the process of choosing the delegates who will actually go to the national convention. Thirty-six are being allocated in proportion to the caucus vote, while another five top party and elected officials are uncommitted delegates...
...match for the electric enthusiasm generated by Jackson's candidacy. Jackson not only ran up landslide margins in Detroit but also attracted a startling measure of white support, carrying cities like Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Saginaw. Nearly complete returns gave Jackson an awesome 54% of the total caucus vote, compared with Dukakis' 29%, while Richard Gephardt (13%), Paul Simon (2%) and Albert Gore (2%) trailed badly. Although the precise delegate breakdown remained murky at week's end, Jackson may have won half the 138 convention seats at stake. These figures were a further blow to Dukakis, whose run-everywhere strategy...
Democrats can expect little in the way of clarity from this Saturday's caucus in Michigan. Gephardt, once thought to be a natural there with his protectionist message, has been handicapped by a lack of money since his poor showing in the South. Gephardt may still be able to pull the "$48,000 Hyundai" out of the garage for some mileage around Detroit, but that is no substitute for his failure to win the support of the United Auto Workers...
...when Andrew Young got up to speak to the San Francisco convention about the platform, he was booed by younger delegates loyal to Jackson. At a black caucus, summoned to calm black delegates' angers, Coretta King was booed when she spoke for Young. "That was yesterday," some delegates called up to her. "What have you done for us today?" Young slipped out the back door. Only when Jackson arrived and made an emotional plea for unity did all those onstage lock arms and sing We Shall Overcome. Jackson rebuked his followers: "When I think about the roads I've walked...
...sense of the absurd in a campaign, and cannot resist making jokes as well as history (as he proved during his surreal day with Silo Sam). Though he has resolved not to criticize other Democrats, an occasional mocking touch comes through. At last year's Congressional Black Caucus, the master of ceremonies did an elaborate dance to slip a little platform in front of the microphone each time Governor Dukakis came up to it to answer a question. Jackson eyed the platform quizzically, stepped onto it for a moment, towering above the adjusted microphone, and softly said, "I've waited...