Why was Jesse Jackson seen as nothing but the "black candidate" (user search)
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Jolly Slugg
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« on: January 09, 2019, 09:17:53 AM »
Jesse Jackson was simply unelectable. His antisemitism would have repelled Jewish voters. His "i appeared on TV covered in MLK's blood" would have repelled white moderates who didn't like black militancy.
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2019, 06:11:39 PM »
Jackson was unelectable for the wider electorate. anti-Jewish + "I was covered in King's blood" black grievance politics.
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