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There were few lessons in the Illinois results other than further evidence of the party's fragmentation. Jesse Jackson, who came in second, failed to win more than 8% of the white vote. By coming in third, Dukakis showed that his message of better-me-than-a-brokered-conventi on did not turn out to be the inspirational theme he has been searching for. Gore, with a paltry 5%, demonstrated that his ability to win votes up North is no better now than it was before his Super Tuesday Border State victories...
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