Word: jessee
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The Democratic party is known for its ability to pull together diverse groups. Jesse Jackson's success is proof that party can garner much support from a populist platform and a charismatic pitch to the disenfranchised. The Democrats should find this method to be equally effective in attracting evangelicals.
Gov. Michael S. Dukakis scored runaway victories over the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Nebraska and West Virginia primaries yesterday, continuing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
A key question is whether Jesse Jackson would approve of Nunn's selection. Campaign Manager Gerald Austin last week gave Nunn a qualified thumbs-up, while Campaign Chairman Willie Brown gave him a qualified thumbs-down. Trying to recover from a landslide (67% to 27%) loss to Dukakis in Pennsylvania...
Kennedy was credible to blacks and whites because he delivered messages to % each they did not want to hear. He told blacks there would be no guaranteed income. He told poor whites in Kentucky to get up off their porches and clean up the abandoned cars pocking the landscape. He...
The Kennedy mystique seems particularly appealing in 1988. The yearning that some feel to cast a protest vote or express a passion for social change has been partly reflected in the success of Jesse Jackson's candidacy. But the triumph of George Bush and Michael Dukakis has submerged political passion...