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But Jackson's chances of playing a pivotal role at the July convention in San Francisco are growing steadily, and he may be able to drive a hard bargain with the eventual nominee for support in the fall campaign against Ronald Reagan. In the wake of his New York...
That fervor has to be seen to be believed. In New York, well-dressed, usually sedate congregations of black churches regularly welcomed him by clapping, stomping then-feet and screaming, "Win, Jesse, win!" Crowds punctuated his litanies with wild applause and shouts of encouragement. In Pittsburgh last week, appealing for...
Jackson often gives a religious flavor to his theme of voting as a means of elevating black pride and dignity. His current favorite line, repeated with variations at every stop, refers to the shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. 16 years ago. In Pittsburgh last week it went like this...
We're goin to make an example of Milton Colman!" cried the religious leader on a radio show broadcast from Chicago. "What do [we] intend to do to Mr. Coleman? At this point, no physical harm . . . We're going to punish the traitor and make the traitor beg...
Democrats generally call it "the fairness issue." Jesse Jackson describes it as a "reverse Robin Hood process, taking from the poor and giving to the rich." The President dismisses all such talk as "political demagoguery." Last week the non-partisan and widely respected Congressional Budget Office published a report that...