Word: conventioners
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Dukakis also celebrated a narrow victory over Jackson in the Colorado caucuses, which were marked by a slow and controversial count. Together, Wisconsin and Colorado added to his slender lead in the competition for delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
On the other hand, any attempt at a "stop Jackson" movement, especially if it comes as a last-ditch effort at the convention, would backfire and profoundly alienate the Democratic party's most loyal constituency--the Blacks. Such an effort would weaken the eventual Democratic nominee by driving Black voters...
After roaring through Michigan, Jackson was indeed at the head of the Democratic pack. He has received more votes in primaries and caucuses than any other contender. When the final Michigan results are tallied, Jackson, with roughly 600 convention delegates, may have pulled virtually even with Michael Dukakis. The odds...
But Dukakis was no 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...
Thursday, 28--Declaring his undying love for everyone in the Atlanta convention hall as well as those at home in front of their television sets, Dr. Leo Buscaglia today accepts the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency of the United States of America. "Just as Ike promised to go...