Now? No idea
But clearly Jesse Jackson in '88, DNC simply got Kasich to run against Hillary instead.
Jesse Jackson in 1988 was actually the exact opposite of Trump. Jackson's goal was to put together a genuine 'rainbow coalition' of all disaffected people and those people who were more successful but who also believed that 'nobody wins unless everybody wins.'
He was still a flawed candidate in a lot of ways. But, he appealed to American's hopes while Trump appeals to their fears and hates.
Jesse Jackson also came closer to succeeding in 1988 than anybody imagined.
