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Article: Democrats: Jackson Can Be A Blessing
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- The Washington Post
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- April 7, 1988
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Clark Clifford, the Washington operator, is 81 and is considered
a Democratic "wise man." He recently emerged from breakfast with
Jesse Jackson, the populist and foreign-policy ambulance chaser, to
say of him, "What he is doing is bringing a new maturity to the
American political scene."
Twenty years ago Clifford was secretary of defense. Here is
Jackson on defense policy: "Don't nobody want no Midgetman missile
for Christmas. They don't want no Star Wars for Christmas."
Jackson, who has lost most of the primaries and caucuses he has
entered, achieved critical political mass by winning Michigan. He
received the support of approximately 2 percent of Michigan's
eligible voters. A ...